Communication Sciences at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 51 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.

UO Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UO Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UO 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 UO 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
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
	80
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	82
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
	130
	135
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	137
Best Communication Sciences Schools	156
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	210
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	228
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	284

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UO. This makes it the #77 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from UO Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $24,407. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allcommunication sciences bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at UO awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UO Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at UO awarded 36 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UO, 78% 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 Oregon with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UO also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 2 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 Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	89

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,490	$87,610
Audiologists	180	$93,790

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.