by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at California State University - Long Beach. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,104 | $1,104 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from CSULB is $71,854 per year. That is 32% higher than the national average of $54,322.
CSULB does not offer an online option for its communication sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSULB Online Learning page.
About 93.9% of the students who received their Master’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication sciences at CSULB in 2019-2020, 63.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 46 |
| Public Health | 33 |
| Nursing | 117 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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