Communication Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Our Lady of the Lake University stacks up to those at other schools.

OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 2,771. Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2021, 26 of them were communication sciences majors.

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.

OLLU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

OLLU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 OLLU 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
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	26
	43
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	49
	113
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
	159
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	200
Best Communication Sciences Schools	210
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	212
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	212
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	226

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from OLLU. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from OLLU Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at OLLU is $27,048. This is 11% higher than $24,407, which is the national average for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at OLLU

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

OLLU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from OLLU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at OLLU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 Our Lady of the Lake University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OLLU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 21 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OLLU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

OLLU 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

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Our Lady of the Lake University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	47

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 TX, the home state for Our Lady of the Lake University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.