2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,987 people earned their degree in general communication sciences and disorders, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 766 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general communication sciences and disorders programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general communication sciences and disorders program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree communication science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Full WSU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at UMN Twin Cities

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders

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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