by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Nova Southeastern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NUS Florida paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,618 | $20,618 |
| Fees | $1,624 | $1,624 |
communication sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from NUS Florida make an average of $75,921 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $64,055.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the communication sciences doctor’s degree program at NUS Florida. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NUS Florida Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.5% of the communication sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Around 37.5% of communication sciences doctor’s degree recipients at NUS Florida in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | 26 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 6 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 56 |
| Dentistry | 121 |
| Medicine | 245 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 27 |
| Optometry | 87 |
*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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