Communication Sciences at Governors State University

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at Governors State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 23 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.

GSU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

GSU Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at GSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 GSU 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 Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	104
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	137
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
	230
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	230
	252
Best Communication Sciences Schools	284

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from GSU. This makes it the #104 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GSU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $16,443. This is less than $24,407, which is the national average of all communication sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at GSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GSU 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

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 Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	33
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	23

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists	6,820	$77,120
Audiologists	520	$86,990

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.