Communication Sciences at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from UNT.

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.

UNT Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNT Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNT 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 UNT 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 Schools	27

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UNT. This makes it the #47 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNT Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $29,455. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNT. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UNT since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 North Texas with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNT Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at UNT awarded 42 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UNT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UNT, 62% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNT also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.