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 Rush 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rush University was $1,316 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,207 | $37,207 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from Rush University is $63,666 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the Rush University 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 Rush University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication sciences at Rush University in 2019-2020, 15.6% 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 | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 41 |
| Allied Health Professions | 53 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 19 |
| Medical Science | 27 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 1 |
*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.