Communication Sciences at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735. Of the 222 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College in 2021, 117 of them were communication sciences majors.

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.

Brooklyn College Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College 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
	9
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	22
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	72
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
	96
	106
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	119
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	166
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Communication Sciences Schools	257

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #156 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Brooklyn College Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College is $22,206. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brooklyn College, about 8% were men and 92% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Brooklyn College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brooklyn College Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences from Brooklyn College in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Brooklyn College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Brooklyn College, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	117
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	27

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Speech-Language Pathologists	12,750	$90,820
Audiologists	1,010	$83,390

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

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