Communication Sciences at Longwood University

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

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and approximately 4,841 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Longwood.

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.

Longwood Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Longwood Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Longwood 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 Longwood 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	58
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	75
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	144
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	158
Best Communication Sciences Schools	173
	184
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	212
	213
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
	246
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	252

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Longwood. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Longwood

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

Longwood Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Longwood. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Longwood are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Longwood Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from Longwood. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Longwood, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Longwood 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Longwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	32

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,160	$86,090
Audiologists	510	$79,880

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 Webster Geneva under License

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