General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Rhode Island College

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 Rhode Island College stacks up to those at other schools.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from RIC.

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.

RIC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science

RIC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at RIC 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 RIC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	125
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	125
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	127

Communication Science Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication science from RIC in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at RIC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in communication science.

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

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

Related Majors

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Speech-Language Pathologists	450	$80,450

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.