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 James Madison University. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at JMU paid an average of $1,184 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $452 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,848 | $27,888 |
| Fees | $1,128 | $1,656 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from JMU is $59,756 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the JMU communication sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JMU Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Master’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication sciences at JMU in 2019-2020, 15.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 44 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 27 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 25 |
| Nursing | 26 |
*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.