2025 Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in communication sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #47 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of communication sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in communication sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for communication sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication sciences related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication Sciences in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Sciences

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

64 Annual Graduates

$34,633 Median Starting Salary

$37,385 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in communication sciences has to look into University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make an average of $34,633 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in communication sciences from University of Rhode Island

2

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication sciences needs to check out Rhode Island College. RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in communication sciences from Rhode Island College

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Communication Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	198
Connecticut	183	123
New Hampshire	157	37
Maine	156	27
Vermont	155	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Sciences

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Communication Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	76

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	554
Health Sciences & Services	191
Health & Medical Administrative Services	103
Allied Health Professions	51
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	50
Public Health	29
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	22
Mental & Social Health Services	14
Dental Support Services	2

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.