Communication Sciences at University of Northern Colorado

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what University of Northern Colorado has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460.

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.

University of Northern Colorado Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

University of Northern Colorado Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at University of Northern Colorado 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at University of Northern Colorado are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Northern Colorado Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication sciences each year. University of Northern Colorado does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from University of Northern Colorado, 82% 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 University of Northern Colorado with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Northern Colorado. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	47
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	25
Audiology/Audiologist	6

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health Sciences & Services

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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,540	$90,980

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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