by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Communication Sciences & Disorders is a concentration offered under the communication sciences major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communication science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its communication science doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication science in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in communication science at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general communication sciences and disorders.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 25 |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 12 |
View All General Communication Sciences & Disorders Related Majors >
*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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