General Communication Sciences & Disorders at California State University - Northridge

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 - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from CSUN.

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.

CSUN General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

CSUN does offer online education options in communication science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

CSUN General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication science programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

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 science major at CSUN 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 Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Certificate Schools	1
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Most Popular Online Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	2
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	37
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
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Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	52
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in communication science from CSUN. This makes it the #4 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of communication science bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women. The typical communication science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	34
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CSUN General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a master’s in communication science from CSUN in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.