2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Washington

A doctor's degree in communication sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #31 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of communication sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in communication sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in communication sciences matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Washington ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality communication sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for communication sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communication Sciences in Washington

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in communication sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communication Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in communication sciences. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication sciences in Washington.

Soon after graduating, communication sciences doctorate recipients usually make around $66,500 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication sciences. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from Washington State University

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Washington University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in communication sciences from Western Washington University

Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	43
Oregon	102	29
Nevada	58	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Audiology/Audiologist	11
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	403
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	284
Nursing	250
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	141
Alternative Medicine & Systems	128
Dentistry	73
Public Health	23
Medical Illustration & Informatics	6
Medical Science	3
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	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.