Communication Sciences at Rockhurst University

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what Rockhurst University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688.

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.

Rockhurst Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rockhurst Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst 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 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rockhurst Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Rockhurst, 81% 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 Rockhurst University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	51

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,400	$77,790
Audiologists	280	$71,610

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 JZSJ under License

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