2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Plains States Region

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General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 110th most popular major in the country with 7,524 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 772 general communication sciences & disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general communication sciences & disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general communication sciences & disorders. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general communication sciences & disorders program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication science degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Plains States Region. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication science degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of North Dakota

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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