Communication Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 59 of them were communication sciences majors.

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.

UL Lafayette Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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
	39
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
	69
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	77
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	113
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
	121
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	136
	138
Best Communication Sciences Schools	195
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	202
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	209

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #125 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from UL Lafayette Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $25,470. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication sciences from UL Lafayette in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UL Lafayette are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UL Lafayette Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UL Lafayette, 77% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	89
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services	3

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,840	$71,270
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Audiologists	180	$67,400

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.