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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,280 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 289 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WWU are $8,703 a year. Communication Sciences majors at WWU take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Communication Sciences at Western Washington University Report

$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for communication sciences students. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EWU are $7,922 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Eastern Washington University Report

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $15,259 in student debt.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington list.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for communication sciences students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $12,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, communication sciences graduates from Wazzu take out $22,759 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wazzu is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington list.

Full Communication Sciences at Washington State University Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,227
Oregon 249
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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