Communication Sciences at Texas Christian University

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

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and approximately 11,379 students attend the school each year. Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in 2021, 24 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.

TCU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

TCU Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 TCU 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
	13
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
	109
	147
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	167
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	203
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	209
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	230

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from TCU. This makes it the #230 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from TCU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at TCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at TCU awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from TCU, 58% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TCU also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 2 students 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 Texas Christian University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	43
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Movement & Mind-Body Therapies
• Nursing

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 TX, the home state for Texas Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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 Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.