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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,584 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found University of the District of Columbia to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $6,152 per year.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC
$17,712 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication sciences schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gallaudet are $17,712 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges 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

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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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