2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 North Carolina, there were 191 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general communication sciences and disorders programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in North Carolina

#1

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Western Carolina University

#2

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 47 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina Central University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

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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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