Communication Sciences at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from USA.

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.

USA Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

USA Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at USA 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 Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	134

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from USA. This makes it the #125 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from USA. Of these graduates, 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at USA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USA Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 30 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USA, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from USA, 80% 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 South Alabama with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USA also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medicine
• Allied Health Professions
• 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,640	$71,240
Audiologists	100	$72,600

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 Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.