Communication Sciences at Biola University

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 Biola University stacks up to those at other schools.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and approximately 5,815 students attend the school each year. Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Biola University in 2021, 43 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.

Biola Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Biola Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Biola 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 Biola 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	12
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	14
	15
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
	26
	31
Best Communication Sciences Schools	33
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	38
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	85
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	129
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	183

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Biola. This makes it the #183 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Biola Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Biola is $31,574. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 29% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Biola. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Biola University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Biola Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from Biola. About 13% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Biola does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Biola 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

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 Biola University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	43
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	24

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing
• 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 CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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 J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.