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 gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHSC was $1,274 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $712 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,798 | $23,000 |
| Fees | $1,382 | $1,430 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from UTHSC make an average of $49,179 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% lower than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the UTHSC 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 UTHSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.8% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.5% of the communication sciences master’s degrees at UTHSC in 2019-2020. 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 | 54 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | 20 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 42 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 16 |
| Dental Support Services | 3 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 29 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
*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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