Communication Sciences at Abilene Christian University

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

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Abilene Christian.

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.

Abilene Christian Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Abilene Christian Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Abilene Christian 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 Abilene Christian 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 Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	29
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	90
	101
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	115
	116
Best Communication Sciences Schools	123
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	185
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Abilene Christian. This makes it the #22 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

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

Abilene Christian Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at Abilene Christian awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Abilene Christian are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Abilene Christian University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Abilene Christian Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from Abilene Christian. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Abilene Christian, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Abilene Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	73

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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 Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.