Communication Sciences at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

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.

FAU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

FAU Communication Sciences Rankings

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Communication Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from FAU, 73% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Medicine
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Speech-Language Pathologists	7,380	$76,820
Audiologists	820	$68,730

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.