General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Northern Illinois University

Every general communication sciences and disorders school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication science program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 communication science majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

NIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication science programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

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 science major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. 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 & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	12
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
	30
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	47
	47
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	75
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communication science from NIU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication science from NIU. About 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in General Communication Sciences & Disorders from NIU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from NIU, 80% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in communication science.

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

NIU also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Audiology/Audiologist

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.