by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UC was $1,249 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $662 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,224 | $24,966 |
| Fees | $1,678 | $1,678 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their doctor’s degree from UC is $63,005 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $64,055.
Online degrees for the UC communication sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the communication sciences doctor’s degrees at UC in 2019-2020. 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 | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 3 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 159 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 86 |
| Public Health | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 34 |
| Nursing | 59 |
*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.