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2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oregon

3 Colleges in Oregon
270 Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$52,452 Avg 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of communication sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 270 degrees in communication sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication Sciences School

Best Communication Sciences Schools in Oregon 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. 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.

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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Communication Sciences
Master's Degrees in Communication Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Communication Sciences

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 Oregon. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Communication Sciences in Oregon

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.

Top Oregon Schools in Communication Sciences

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in communication sciences needs to look into Portland State University. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 119 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, communication sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $50,859 in their early careers.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$73,774 Median Starting Salary

Pacific University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in communication sciences. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove. This university ranks 6th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 55 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences degree program at Pacific University make $21,322 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in communication sciences needs to look into University of Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.

There were about 96 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, communication sciences degree recipients usually earn an average of $42,821 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 2,141
Washington 300 289
Nevada 192 98
Hawaii 164 16

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Communication Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 125
Audiology/Audiologist 90
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 30
Speech Pathology & Audiology 25

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 1,879
Allied Health Professions 794
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 763
Public Health 574
Dental Support Services 452
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 417
Health & Medical Administrative Services 414
Health Sciences & Services 391
Mental & Social Health Services 351
Alternative Medicine & Systems 343

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