by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Washington - Seattle 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,389 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $775 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 | $16,278 | $29,178 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
communication sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from UW Seattle 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.
UW Seattle does not offer an online option for its communication sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW Seattle Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Around 25.0% of communication sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UW Seattle in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 5 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 73 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 2 |
| Medicine | 262 |
| Medical Science | 3 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 120 |
*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.