by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 110th most popular major in the country with 7,269 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 786 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 292 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general communication sciences and disorders.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree communication science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Nebraska at Kearney
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Truman State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Minnesota State Mankato
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at USD
With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 30 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Saint Louis University
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Minnesota - Duluth
Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at St. Cloud State University
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 20 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at UND
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 11 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Southeast Missouri State University
Wichita State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 16 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full UMN Twin Cities General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
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