Communication Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

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 The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from UT Dallas.

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.

UT Dallas Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 sciences major at UT Dallas 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 Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	4
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
	37
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
	61
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	87
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Communication Sciences Schools	94
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	94
	118
	128
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	186
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	246

In 2021, 123 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UT Dallas. This makes it the #3 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Dallas Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $27,380. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Dallas, about 7% were men and 93% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Dallas Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at UT Dallas awarded 123 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 2% of these degrees went to men with the other 98% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UT Dallas, 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	130
Speech Pathology & Audiology	123
Audiology/Audiologist	13

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.