Communication Sciences at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,752 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2021, 23 of them were communication sciences majors.

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.

NYU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NYU offers distance education options for communication sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NYU Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at NYU 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, 156 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from NYU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NYU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at NYU is $16,813. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from NYU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at NYU 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 New York University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NYU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from NYU. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from NYU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	104
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NYU also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Speech-Language Pathologists	12,750	$90,820
Audiologists	1,010	$83,390

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.