by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,269 people earned their degree in general communication sciences and disorders, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 679 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 3 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general communication sciences and disorders. That schools that top this list have a program in general communication sciences and disorders in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree communication science students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Georgia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
