General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a communication science school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication science program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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

EIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

EIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The communication science major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. 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.

Communication Science Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication science bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical communication science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of communication science master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication science each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from EIU, 94% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists	6,820	$77,120
Audiologists	520	$86,990

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 Nyttend under License

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