by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Pathology & Audiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCUPA was $774 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $516 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,610 | $2,826 |
communication sciences who receive their master’s degree from WCUPA make an average of $53,358 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $54,322.
WCUPA does not offer an online option for its communication sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCUPA Online Learning page.
About 96.3% of the students who received their Master’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.1%.
Around 7.4% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at WCUPA 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 | 24 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 22 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 17 |
| Public Health | 55 |
| Nursing | 11 |
*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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