Communication Sciences at University of Rhode Island

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In 2021, 65 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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.

URI Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

URI Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how URI 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 URI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	88
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
	112
	161
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	203
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	310

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from URI. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communication Sciences Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $19,717. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at URI awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

URI Communication Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from URI, 82% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI 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

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 Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	65
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	22

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Speech-Language Pathologists	450	$80,450

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.