by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 585 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,514 and $24,610 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,274 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree communication sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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