General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Kansas

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 Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 53 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.

KU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science

KU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at KU 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 KU 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
	77
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	78
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	100

Communication Science Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 communication science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services
• Audiology/Audiologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,360	$70,280
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400
Audiologists	120	$67,580

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.