Communication Sciences at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Sac State Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Sac State 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 sciences major at Sac State 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	7
	15
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	15
	24
	35
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	73
Best Communication Sciences Schools	78
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	166
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	227

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Sac State. This makes it the #111 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $25,756. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Sac State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from Sac State. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Sac State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Sac State 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

The following communication sciences concentations are available at California State University - Sacramento. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	161

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

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