2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
With 1,232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #41 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salus University are $33,125 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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