Communication Sciences at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at Northeastern 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 Northeastern

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

Northeastern Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Northeastern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Northeastern Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 1% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Northeastern, 79% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Speech-Language Pathologists	4,060	$85,720
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Audiologists	420	$79,700

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.