General Communication Sciences & Disorders at MGH Institute of Health Professions

What traits are you looking for in a communication science school? To help you decide if MGH Institute of Health Professions is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication science program.

MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,269.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

MGH Institute of Health Professions General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Science

MGH Institute of Health Professions General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

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Communication Science Student Demographics at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at MGH Institute of Health Professions.

MGH Institute of Health Professions General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a master's degree in communication science from MGH Institute of Health Professions. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication science each year. MGH Institute of Health Professions does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MGH Institute of Health Professions with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Speech-Language Pathologists	4,060	$85,720
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Audiologists	420	$79,700

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.