Communication Sciences at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UA Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at UA 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 UA

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

UA Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 1% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UA, 89% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	87
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	29

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,640	$71,240
Audiologists	100	$72,600

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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