Communication Sciences at Boston University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Communication Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

Boston U Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Boston University.

Boston U Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U Communication Sciences Master’s Program

96% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Boston U, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	57

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Speech-Language Pathologists	4,060	$85,720
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Audiologists	420	$79,700

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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