Communication Sciences at George Washington University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

GWU Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at GWU 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.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

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

GWU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

95% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from GWU, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	72

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Speech-Language Pathologists	310	$93,570
Audiologists	130	$101,760

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
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