Communication Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 23 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.

UNK Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNK Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNK performed in these rankings.

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 UNK 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
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	78
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	84
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	178
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	194
Best Communication Sciences Schools	205
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	205
	224
	244
	287

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UNK. This makes it the #194 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at UNK awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences from UNK in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UNK, 96% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK 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

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 University of Nebraska at Kearney. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	46

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,040	$69,110
Audiologists	80	$68,090

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.