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 Texas Woman’s University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at TWU paid an average of $690 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,053 | $12,415 |
| Fees | $2,547 | $2,547 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from TWU make an average of $58,823 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $54,322.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that TWU offers online option in its communication sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TWU Online Learning page.
About 97.2% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.5% of the communication sciences master’s degrees at TWU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 65 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 145 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 76 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 41 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 134 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 18 |
| Nursing | 145 |
*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.