by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Communication Sciences & Disorders. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $776 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $367 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 | $6,458 | $13,820 |
| Fees | $1,331 | $1,331 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley make an average of $60,020 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $54,322.
UT Rio Grande Valley does not offer an online option for its communication sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 95.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.1%.
Around 95.5% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 134 |
| Allied Health Professions | 91 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 78 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5 |
| Nursing | 27 |
*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.