Communication Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at UW Seattle 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% 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 UW Seattle since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW Seattle Communication Sciences Master’s Program

94% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle, 58% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
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 Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	62
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	39
Audiology/Audiologist	13

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,250	$73,220
Audiologists	340	$86,670

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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