Communication Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what California State University - Long Beach has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSULB Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at CSULB 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from CSULB. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $25,872. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 California State University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSULB Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences from CSULB in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.