Communication Sciences at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 71 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

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.

Auburn Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Auburn Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Auburn 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	56
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
	72
Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	75
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Communication Sciences Schools	136
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	194
	202
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	227
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	231
	237
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	243
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	251
	273

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Auburn. This makes it the #194 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from Auburn in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from Auburn in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Auburn, 87% 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 Auburn University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences concentations are available at Auburn University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	103

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Nursing

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,640	$71,240
Audiologists	100	$72,600

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.