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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2021, 15 of them were general communication sciences and disorders majors.

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.

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at SIUC 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 science major at SIUC 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 Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools 32
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools 45
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools 74
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools 76
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Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in communication science from SIUC. This makes it the #39 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Communication Sciences & Disorders from SIUC in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in communication science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

96% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communication science program at SIUC awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

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Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from SIUC, 74% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in communication science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists 6,820 $77,120
Audiologists 520 $86,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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