Communication Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUSM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CSUSM offers distance education options for communication sciences at the following degree levels:

CSUSM Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at CSUSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CSUSM 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 Schools	44

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from CSUSM. This makes it the #70 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from CSUSM. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CSUSM Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from CSUSM in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Nursing

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

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