2025 Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools
117Colleges in the United States
7,524Communication Science Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #110 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 117 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,524 degrees in general communication sciences & disorders annually.
Choosing a Great General Communication Sciences & Disorders School
The communication science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Communication Sciences & Disorders rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general communication sciences & disorders schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the communication science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in general communication sciences & disorders has to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general communication sciences & disorders has to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 82 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center if you wish to pursue a degree in general communication sciences & disorders. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 133 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in general communication sciences & disorders. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 131 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 75 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 52 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
UOHSC is a small public university located in the city of Oklahoma City.
There were roughly 26 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UOHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 112 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 48th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 162 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 61 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at MGH Institute of Health Professions in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 184 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 94 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 89 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 60 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 341 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 40th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 165 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent data year.
Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 87th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 145 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.
SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 30th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 92 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Stockton. This university ranks 43rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 47 general communication sciences & disorders students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools award.
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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The communication science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Communication Sciences & Disorders rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general communication sciences & disorders schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
