General Communication Sciences & Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. Of the 606 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 90 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.

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at UT Austin 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 science major at UT Austin 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
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	9
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	23
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Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	71
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 90 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication science from UT Austin in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 36 communication science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from UT Austin, 69% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Audiology/Audiologist

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.