Communication Sciences at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Marquette.

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.

Marquette Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Marquette Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Marquette 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 Marquette 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
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	147
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Marquette. This makes it the #38 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Marquette. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Marquette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marquette Communication Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from Marquette. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Marquette, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	78

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,380	$70,560
Audiologists	290	$82,880

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.