by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UTHSC paid an average of $1,274 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $712 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,798 | $23,000 |
| Fees | $1,382 | $1,430 |
communication sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from UTHSC make an average of $69,897 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $64,055.
UTHSC 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 UTHSC Online Learning page.
About 88.2% of the students who received their Doctorate in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in communication sciences at UTHSC in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | 16 |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 100 |
| Medicine | 158 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 165 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 58 |
*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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