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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 136 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #55 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Gallaudet University the best value school in District of Columbia for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gallaudet are $19,380 per year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Gallaudet University

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,232
New York 2,200
Maryland 296
New Jersey 216
Delaware 25

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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.

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