2025 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you pursue a master's degree in communication sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #24 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 109 master's degrees in communication sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 communication sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other communication sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt communication sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Communication Sciences Schools

The communication sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication Sciences in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication sciences.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Communication Sciences

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

56 Annual Graduates

$62,176 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communication sciences needs to look into George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

Master's students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make about $62,176 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in communication sciences from George Washington University

2

Howard University
Washington, DC

11 Annual Graduates

$66,784 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Howard University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in communication sciences. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the communication sciences program at Howard University get $4,725 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in communication sciences from Howard University

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,106
Pennsylvania	248	495
Maryland	193	130
New Jersey	188	156
Delaware	109	25

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Communication Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Communication Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology	56
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	29
Audiology/Audiologist	13
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services	11

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health	640
Nursing	413
Health & Medical Administrative Services	318
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	101
Allied Health Professions	62
Mental & Social Health Services	51
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	33
Other Health Professions	14
Medical Illustration & Informatics	8
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5

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 Ghozt Tramp. More about our data sources and methodologies.