Communication Sciences at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Kent State Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at Kent State 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.

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Kent State. This makes it the #111 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Kent State Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $21,769. This is less than $24,407, which is the national average of all communication sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Kent State. About 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kent State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from Kent State in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Kent State, 88% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Speech-Language Pathologists	5,470	$78,200
Audiologists	530	$73,290

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.