General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from SLU.

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.

SLU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

SLU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at SLU 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 SLU 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
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	52
	54
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	59

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication science from SLU. This makes it the #26 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication science from SLU in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SLU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in General Communication Sciences & Disorders from SLU in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from SLU, 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,400	$77,790
Audiologists	280	$71,610

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.