Communication Sciences at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. Of the 124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland in 2021, 43 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.

SUNY Cortland Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland 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 Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	98
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	152
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	183
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
	197
	216
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	220
Best Communication Sciences Schools	255
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	256
	274

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #256 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from SUNY Cortland Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Cortland is $19,451. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from SUNY Cortland. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Cortland Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 15 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Cortland, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 73% 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 SUNY Cortland with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Cortland 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

The following communication sciences concentations are available at SUNY Cortland. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Cortland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	43
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	15

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Public Health

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Speech-Language Pathologists	12,750	$90,820
Audiologists	1,010	$83,390

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.