by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northwestern 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern is $56,979 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 94.9% of the students who received their Master’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Around 11.9% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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 | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 55 |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 37 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 34 |
| Medical Science | 36 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 46 |
*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.