by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Pathology & Audiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Pacific University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in communication sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Pacific paid an average of $1,006 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $35,047 | $35,047 |
| Fees | $278 | $278 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their doctor’s degree from Pacific is $76,802 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $64,055.
Pacific does not offer an online option for its communication sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pacific Online Learning page.
About 83.3% of the students who received their Doctorate in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.2% of the communication sciences doctor’s degrees at Pacific in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 91 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 100 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 83 |
*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.