Communication Sciences at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 992 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 156 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.

Cal State Fullerton Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Cal State Fullerton 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 Cal State Fullerton 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	5
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	10
	16
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	57
	71
	84
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	88
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Communication Sciences Schools	119
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	186
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	249

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #125 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State Fullerton Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $24,224. 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 Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 156 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State Fullerton since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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 California State University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	38
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cal State Fullerton Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 30 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 13% were men and 87% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Cal State Fullerton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State Fullerton 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 - Fullerton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	186

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• 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 - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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