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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
361 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,987 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 514 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 361 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general communication sciences and disorders. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general communication sciences and disorders programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general communication sciences and disorders program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,067 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students per year to attend QC.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Queens College General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#2

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend SUNY New Paltz is $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full SUNY New Paltz General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#3

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal U is $18,154 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students.

Full California University of Pennsylvania General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#4

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Plattsburgh. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Plattsburgh also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,845 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students per year to attend SUNY Plattsburgh.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Plattsburgh General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Paterson University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,547 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students per year to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at William Paterson University of New Jersey

#6

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 63 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UMCP is $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Maryland - College Park

#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Ithaca College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $33,465 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students per year to attend Ithaca College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Ithaca College

#8

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

Pace University - New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students list, Pace University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,707 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students per year to attend Pace University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pace University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $34,482 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree communication science students per year to attend Syracuse.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Syracuse University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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