2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
Communication Sciences is the #47 most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication Sciences
Our analysis found Marywood University to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Medical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Medical College are $25,524 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salus University are $33,125 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.
Teachers College also claimed a spot on our Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Request InformationBest Communication Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,232 |
| New York | 2,200 |
| Maryland | 296 |
| New Jersey | 216 |
| District of Columbia | 136 |
| Delaware | 25 |
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Majors Related to Communication Sciences
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 5 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).
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