by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at California State University - Northridge. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,275 | $1,275 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from CSUN make an average of $68,931 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $54,322.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. CSUN does offer online classes in its communication sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUN Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 94.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Around 46.6% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at CSUN in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 60 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 43 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
| Public Health | 59 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 27 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.