2024 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Communication Sciences is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 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

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communication Sciences in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for communication sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

14 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in communication sciences has to take a look at East Carolina University. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from East Carolina University

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	57
Virginia	127	8
Georgia	126	7
Mississippi	113	11
Louisiana	103	21
Tennessee	102	60
Alabama	98	18
South Carolina	91	1
Kentucky	87	7
Arkansas	58	11
West Virginia	49	10

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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
Audiology/Audiologist	18
Speech Pathology & Audiology	4
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	2

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	684
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	443
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	417
Nursing	372
Dentistry	135
Health & Medical Administrative Services	17
Alternative Medicine & Systems	15
Public Health	13
Medical Illustration & Informatics	5
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	5

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.