Communication Sciences at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. Of the 2,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wyoming in 2021, 37 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.

UW Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at UW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at UW 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
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Communication Sciences Schools	184
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	242

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UW. This makes it the #242 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW, about 8% were men and 92% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from UW in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UW, 76% 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 Wyoming with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Speech-Language Pathologists	290	$80,470
Health Specialties Professors	170	$80,610

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.