2024 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oregon
3Colleges in Oregon
249Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$48,724Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in communication sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #47 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for communication sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 249 degrees in communication sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The communication sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Oregon.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the communication sciences degree levels they offer.
Pacific University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from Pacific University earn $16,858 more than the typical communication sciences student.
Any student pursuing a degree in communication sciences needs to take a look at University of Oregon. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 89 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communication sciences program report average early career wages of $40,123.
Any student pursuing a degree in communication sciences has to look into Portland State University. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 102 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. After graduating, communication sciences degree recipients typically make about $40,467 in their early careers.
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).
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The communication sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
