General Communication Sciences & Disorders at California State University - Fullerton

Every general communication sciences and disorders school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication science program at California State University - Fullerton stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. Of the 992 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 156 of them were general communication sciences and disorders majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

Cal State Fullerton General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Cal State Fullerton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 science major at Cal State Fullerton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. 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 & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	5
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Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
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Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	32
	36
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	47
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	53
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	56

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #26 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication science from Cal State Fullerton. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men. The typical communication science 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 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication science 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 science.

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 General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a master’s in communication science from Cal State Fullerton in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication science 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 science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 science.

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 science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science 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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