Communication Sciences at Temple University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. Of the 573 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2021, 64 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.

Temple Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Temple Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Temple 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 Schools	88
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
	105
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	194
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	260

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Temple. This makes it the #194 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from Temple Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $23,224. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication sciences from Temple in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at Temple are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Temple Communication Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from Temple. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Temple, 87% 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 Temple University with a master's in communication sciences.

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

Temple 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	87

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Speech-Language Pathologists	5,450	$79,530

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.