2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington
4Colleges in Washington
296Communication 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 296 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communication Sciences Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Communication Sciences in Washington
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 Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in communication sciences. 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 roughly 133 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Communication Sciences degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive an earnings boost of around $7,982 over the typical income of communication sciences graduates.
It's difficult to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences program at Washington State University make $16,204 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in communication sciences has to check out Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 62 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make about $43,739 in the first couple years of their career.
It is hard to beat Eastern Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 50 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences degree program at Eastern Washington University make $18,400 above the standard college graduate in this field 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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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.
