Communication Sciences at Western Carolina University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

WCU Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at WCU 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.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from WCU, 93% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	84

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Speech-Language Pathologists	4,430	$75,310
Audiologists	400	$69,510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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