Communication Sciences at San Jose State University

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Jose State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

92% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication sciences each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	55

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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
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