Communication Sciences at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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.

UH Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UH Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at UH 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 sciences major at UH 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
	40
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	67
	70
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	75
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Communication Sciences Schools	102
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	104
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	235

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UH. This makes it the #63 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $25,544. This is 5% higher than $24,407, which is the national average for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 University of Houston with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 38 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences concentations are available at University of Houston. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	93

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Optometry
• Nursing
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 University of Houston.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.