Communication Sciences at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. Of the 2,722 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2021, 14 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.

Northwestern Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Northwestern 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Northwestern. This makes it the #34 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from Northwestern in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 48 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists	6,820	$77,120
Audiologists	520	$86,990

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.