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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Appalachian State University

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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 91 communication science majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science

Appalachian State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

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

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 science major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. 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 & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools 18
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools 51
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools 53
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Communication Science Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communication science program at Appalachian State awarded 91 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in communication science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 82
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science 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 Appalachian State 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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