by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Audiology/Audiologist. 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 South Alabama. 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at USA paid an average of $884 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $442 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 | $7,956 | $15,912 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
communication sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from USA make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $64,055.
Online degrees for the USA 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 USA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at USA in communication sciences at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 66 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 38 |
| Nursing | 166 |
*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.