2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Missouri
9Colleges in Missouri
586Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$52,452Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for communication sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 586 degrees in communication sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of communication sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Missouri.
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Best Schools for Communication Sciences in Missouri
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the communication sciences degree levels they offer.
University of Missouri - Columbia is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. Communication Sciences degree recipients from University of Missouri - Columbia receive an earnings boost of about $2,222 over the typical income of communication sciences majors.
It's hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 111 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make an average of $43,916 in the first couple years of working.
Saint Louis University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in communication sciences. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Saint Louis University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,783 above the typical income of communication sciences graduates.
It's hard to beat Rockhurst University if you wish to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #509 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rockhurst is a great university overall.
There were about 41 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rockhurst in the most recent data year. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from Rockhurst University receive $2,428 more than the typical communication sciences grad.
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #319 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Maryville U is a great university overall.
There were about 44 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 50 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Truman State University earn a boost of approximately $2,123 over the average income of communication sciences majors.
Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 27th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 42 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Fontbonne University in the most recent year we have data available. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Fontbonne University get an earnings boost of around $4,088 above the typical earnings of communication sciences graduates.
UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 56 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from University of Central Missouri receive $3,700 more than the standard communication sciences graduate.
Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 56 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, communication sciences degree recipients usually earn around $51,664 in the first five years of their career.
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).
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Your choice of communication sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
