2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
67Colleges in the Southeast Region
5,329Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$52,452Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in communication sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #47 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 67 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,329 degrees in communication sciences annually.
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. We derive our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Communication Sciences in the Southeast Region
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 sciences 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.
13 Top Southeast Region Schools in Communication Sciences
University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 218 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, communication sciences degree recipients usually earn about $44,539 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in communication sciences needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive an earnings boost of around $8,523 above the average income of communication sciences majors.
University of Florida is a great option for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make around $53,627 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in communication sciences needs to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 161 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program earn around $47,242 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 197 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Nova Southeastern University earn a boost of around $11,243 above the typical earnings of communication sciences majors.
Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 146 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. After graduating, communication sciences degree recipients typically make an average of $47,932 in the first five years of their career.
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences degree program at University of Virginia - Main Campus get $12,058 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 343 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make an average of $38,326 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 142 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from James Madison University get an earnings boost of around $7,941 over the average earnings of communication sciences majors.
WVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 124 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences program at West Virginia University get $7,480 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 130 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from University of Georgia earn a boost of about $4,128 above the average earnings of communication sciences majors.
Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 129 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, communication sciences degree recipients typically earn an average of $43,456 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 64 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences degree program at University of South Carolina - Columbia earn $9,839 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region 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 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. We derive our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
