by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Wichita State University. 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 WSU paid an average of $756 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $308 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,544 | $13,615 |
| Fees | $1,497 | $1,497 |
Online degrees for the WSU 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 WSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.8%.
Around 14.3% of communication sciences doctor’s degree recipients at WSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 16%.
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 39 |
| Nursing | 23 |
*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.