Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,181.

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.

UTHSC Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UTHSC Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at UTHSC 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

UTHSC Communication Sciences Master’s Program

95% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UTHSC, 90% 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 Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	64
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	53
Audiology/Audiologist	35

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,990	$77,140
Audiologists	450	$71,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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