General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at CU - Boulder 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 science major at CU - Boulder 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 Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	24
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	40
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	42
	45
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	49
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	58
	61
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	89
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	104

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communication science from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication science, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Science Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of communication science bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CU - Boulder General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in General Communication Sciences & Disorders from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from CU - Boulder, 76% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 0 student 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,540	$90,980

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.