Communication Sciences at University of Northern Iowa

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what University of Northern Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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.

UNI Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNI Communication Sciences Rankings

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

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 UNI 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
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	68
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	82
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	95
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	135
Best Communication Sciences Schools	177
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
	200
	251
	308

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UNI. This makes it the #44 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $8,800. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 communication sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at UNI awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 2% of these degrees went to men with the other 98% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UNI, 95% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northern Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	53
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	43

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,250	$76,020
Audiologists	200	$90,540

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.