General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. Of the 445 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 43 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.

Texas State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Texas State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication science programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State 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 science major at Texas State 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
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	27
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	106
	110

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Texas State. This makes it the #14 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 communication science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women. The typical communication science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in communication science from Texas State. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from Texas State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Texas State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

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