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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, such as diversity 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 UMN Twin Cities was $2,267 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,465 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,580 | $27,204 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from UMN Twin Cities make an average of $52,107 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.1% 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%.
Around 4.9% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| 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 | 41 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 11 |
| Dental Support Services | 18 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 76 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 26 |
*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.