2024 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #30 in popularity, communication sciences is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for communication sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 doctor's degrees in communication sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for communication sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communication Sciences in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in communication sciences.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in communication sciences needs to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	76
Michigan	149	33
Ohio	144	61
Wisconsin	108	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Sciences

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Communication Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology	35

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	494
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	329
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	308
Nursing	190
Dentistry	115
Optometry	84
Allied Health Professions	22
Other Health Professions	21
Public Health	15
Health Sciences & Services	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp. More about our data sources and methodologies.