Communication Sciences at South Carolina State University

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

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,339 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from South Carolina State University.

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.

South Carolina State University Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

South Carolina State University Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how South Carolina State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at South Carolina State University 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	6
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	7
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	176
	267

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from South Carolina State University. This makes it the #120 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

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

South Carolina State University Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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 5% men. So male students are more repesented at South Carolina State University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

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

South Carolina State University Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from South Carolina State University in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. South Carolina State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,460	$71,600
Audiologists	190	$88,500

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 Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.