General Communication Sciences & Disorders at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a communication science school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication science program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. Of the 557 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Sacramento in 2021, 129 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.

Sac State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Sac State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication science programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State 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 Sac State 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	4
	5
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	7
	11
	13
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	26
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	31
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	43
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	49

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Sac State. This makes it the #21 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication science from Sac State in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women. The typical communication science 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 29% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in communication science.

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 General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in communication science from Sac State in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication science each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from Sac State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 science.

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 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 - 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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