Communication Sciences at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Mercy.

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.

Mercy Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Mercy Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Mercy 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
	8
	30
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	148
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	203
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	227
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	257
Best Communication Sciences Schools	298

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Mercy. This makes it the #70 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Mercy College with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mercy Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from Mercy. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Mercy, 65% 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 35% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	58

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 Mercy 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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.