Communication Sciences at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. Of the 329 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Radford University in 2021, 19 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.

Radford Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Radford Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Radford 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
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Communication Sciences Schools	113
	120
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	123
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	151
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Radford. This makes it the #120 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at Radford awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Radford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Radford Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at Radford awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Radford, 97% 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 Radford University with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Radford 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 Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	31
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	19

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Other Health Professions

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,160	$86,090
Audiologists	510	$79,880

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.