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2023 Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,477 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 15 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. To top this list, a school must have a successful general communication sciences and disorders program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Texas Christian University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Arizona State University - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication science students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 doctorate’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

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