General Communication Sciences & Disorders at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study general communication sciences and disorders, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from Cal State LA.

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 LA General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Cal State LA 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 science major at Cal State LA 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	2
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	4
	10
	10
	13
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	20
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	22
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	24
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Cal State LA. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

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

The communication science program at Cal State LA awarded 179 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women. The typical communication science 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 54% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in communication science.

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 General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in communication science from Cal State LA. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication science 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 science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 39% 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 science.

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

Related Majors

• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services

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 - 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

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