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 Utah. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 U of U paid an average of $959 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $273 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 | $6,666 | $23,537 |
| Fees | $1,158 | $1,158 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from U of U is $47,753 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the U of U 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 U of U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.0% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.7% of the communication sciences master’s degrees at U of U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 12 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 45 |
| Allied Health Professions | 51 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 |
*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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