Communication Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SCSU.

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.

SCSU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

SCSU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 SCSU 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
Best Communication Sciences Schools	289

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SCSU. This makes it the #77 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SCSU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $27,762. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SCSU. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at SCSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SCSU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 36 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SCSU, about 8% were men and 92% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from SCSU, 75% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,870	$92,280
Audiologists	120	$80,190

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.