Communication Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 106 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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.

BYU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

BYU Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at BYU 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 Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	3
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	35
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Communication Sciences Schools	112
	126
	162
	185
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	194
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	230
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	257

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from BYU. This makes it the #230 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of BYU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $25,153. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from BYU. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

BYU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at BYU awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from BYU, 89% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	106
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	19

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,400	$78,840
Audiologists	120	$71,480

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.