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Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles

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Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Cal State LA.

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.

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Cal State LA 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
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools 7
Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 10
32
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 138

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Cal State LA. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $31,028. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communication sciences program at Cal State LA awarded 179 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 136
White 12
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Master’s Program

86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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