by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Wayne State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Wayne State was $1,470 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $679 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 | $16,285 | $35,274 |
| Fees | $1,941 | $1,941 |
communication sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from Wayne State make an average of $74,017 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $64,055.
Online degrees for the Wayne State 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 90.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in communication sciences at Wayne State in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 1 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 272 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 2 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 100 |
| Public Health | 5 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 37 |
*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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