Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 179 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 LA Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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 sciences major at Cal State LA 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
	5
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	7
Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	10
Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Focused Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	16
	20
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
	32
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
	47
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	64
Best Communication Sciences Schools	74
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	99
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	138
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	212
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	239

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Cal State LA. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $31,028. This is 27% higher than $24,407, which is the national average for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 179 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% 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 LA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal State LA Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at Cal State LA awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	200
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services	5

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.