Communication Sciences at Saint Xavier University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Saint Xavier University stacks up to those at other schools.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. Of the 729 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2021, 20 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.

SXU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

SXU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at SXU 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 Schools	22
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	122

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SXU. This makes it the #55 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SXU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at SXU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Saint Xavier University 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	1

SXU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at SXU awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 98% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Xavier 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

SXU also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• 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 IL, the home state for Saint Xavier 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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.