by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Gallaudet University. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Gallaudet was $1,010 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,180 | $18,180 |
| Fees | $526 | $526 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from Gallaudet is $56,234 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Gallaudet 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 Gallaudet Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 97.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.1%.
Around 9.1% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at Gallaudet in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | 15 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 3 |
*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.