Communication Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In 2021, 68 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

CSUSM Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 sciences major at CSUSM 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
	1
Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Online Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	4
	5
Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	7
	8
	8
Most Popular Online Communication Sciences Schools	9
Most Focused Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Communication Sciences Schools	25
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	40
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	44
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	103
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	131

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from CSUSM. This makes it the #70 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from CSUSM in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CSUSM Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUSM 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	105
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	16

Related Majors

• 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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.