Communication Sciences at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Chico State.

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.

Chico State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Chico State Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Chico State 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 Chico State 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
	12
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
	58
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	63
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	88
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	91
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Best Communication Sciences Schools	105
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	164
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	186

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Chico State. This makes it the #175 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Chico State Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $22,888. This is less than $24,407, which is the national average of all communication sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication sciences from Chico State in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Chico State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at Chico State awarded 25 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 Chico State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Chico State 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	62
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	25

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.