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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$70,369 Avg Salary

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

With 860 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #45 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 96% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 80% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Rush University

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Illinois State University

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 511
Ohio 924
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

One of 30 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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