2025 Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #86 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 doctor's degrees in speech communication during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on speech communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other speech communication students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for speech communication students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Speech Communication Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Speech Communication Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Speech Communication in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for speech communication students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Speech Communication

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in speech communication. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in speech communication from Michigan State University

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in speech communication. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in speech communication from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	6
Michigan	257	18
Ohio	253	14
Indiana	202	7
Wisconsin	163	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Speech Communication

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Speech Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	34
Communications	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.