Communication Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno

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. Of the 4,115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Reno in 2021, 54 of them were communication sciences majors.

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

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
	107
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	207

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UNR. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $26,991. This is 11% higher than $24,407, which is the national average for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication sciences from UNR in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 59% 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	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNR Communication Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from UNR. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UNR, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Medicine
• Public Health
• Nursing

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
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

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