by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. 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 Rhode Island. 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 URI paid an average of $1,512 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $783 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,096 | $27,214 |
| Fees | $1,868 | $1,868 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from URI is $56,867 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the URI 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 URI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.7% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Around 8.7% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at URI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 |
| Public Health | 3 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 39 |
| Nursing | 34 |
*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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