2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,987 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 301 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general communication sciences and disorders programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general communication sciences and disorders program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree communication science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Northwestern University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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