Communication Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNR Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at UNR 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UNR are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNR Communication Sciences Master’s Program

91% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UNR, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	54
Speech Pathology & Audiology	21

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,020	$77,620

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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