Communication Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUE.

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.

SIUE Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

SIUE Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SIUE performed in these rankings.

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 sciences major at SIUE 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 Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	25
	67
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	161
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	175
Best Communication Sciences Schools	186
	189
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	229
	245

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SIUE. This makes it the #212 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUE Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $28,271. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUE Communication Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from SIUE. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from SIUE, 95% 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 Edwardsville with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUE 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

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	56

Related Majors

• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.