Communication Sciences at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a communication sciences school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication sciences program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 137 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.

SDSU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

SDSU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 SDSU 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 Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	9
Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
	17
Most Focused Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
	50
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	77
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	228

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SDSU. This makes it the #63 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SDSU Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $23,879. This is less than $24,407, which is the national average of all communication sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 137 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SDSU. About 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SDSU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in communication sciences from SDSU. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from SDSU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 10 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	182
Audiology/Audiologist	8
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	2

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Mental & Social Health 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.