Communication Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #47 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for communication sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 247 degrees in communication sciences to qualified students.
The communication sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Iowa.
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The schools below may not offer all types of communication sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 115 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, communication sciences degree recipients usually earn around $41,620 at the beginning of their careers.
It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in communication sciences. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. This university ranks 3rd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 101 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communication sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $43,198.
Every student who is interested in communication sciences needs to check out Saint Ambrose University. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Davenport. This university ranks 11th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 31 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences major at Saint Ambrose University earn $4,083 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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 sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
