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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Northwestern University

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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying general communication sciences and disorders, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2021, 14 of them were general communication sciences and disorders majors.

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.

Northwestern General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Northwestern General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Northwestern 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 science major at Northwestern 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 Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
4
14
16
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools 62

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in communication science from Northwestern. This is the #63 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communication science program at Northwestern awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in communication science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Northwestern General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication science from Northwestern.

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

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

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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