Communication Sciences at Florida International University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year.

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.

FIU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

FIU Communication Sciences Rankings

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Communication Sciences Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Florida International University.

FIU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from FIU. About 7% were men and 93% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	64

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Speech-Language Pathologists	7,380	$76,820
Audiologists	820	$68,730

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.