District Of Columbia contains ten schools that offer communications programs. George Washington University, the highest-ranking communications school in DC, has a total student population of 25,061 and is the 52nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 10 communications schools in District Of Columbia, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Catholic University of America comes out as the most expensive ($32,122/yr), with University of the District of Columbia as the lowest recorded at only $7,881/yr.
Communications students from District Of Columbia schools who go on to become communication disorder specialists, speech therapists, speech language pathologists, teacher of the speech and hearing handicappeds, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 25,090 people working as communications teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,190. Also, Rehabilitation counselors make on average $34,710 per year and there are about 112,690 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the District Of Columbia alone, there are 890 employed rehabilitation counselors earning an average yearly salary of $33,190. Communications teachers in this state earn $61,550/yr and there are 400 employed.
Also, within the communications schools in District Of Columbia, the average student population is 6,076 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from communications, there are 1138 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 7,715 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $0, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.