Communication Sciences at Nevada State College

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and approximately 7,289 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.

NSC Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

NSC Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at NSC 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 NSC

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

NSC Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

91% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% 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 NSC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at NSC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NSC Communication Sciences Master’s Program

95% Women

35% 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 NSC, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Nevada State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	23

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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,020	$77,620

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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