Communication Sciences at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In 2021, 33 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

USD Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at USD 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 USD 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	14
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	37
Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
	81
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	104
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Communication Sciences Schools	176

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from USD. This makes it the #175 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from USD. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD Communication Sciences Master’s Program

The communication sciences program at USD awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from USD, 92% 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 South Dakota with a master's in communication sciences.

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

USD also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	58
Audiology/Audiologist	4

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Speech-Language Pathologists	370	$58,860
Health Specialties Professors	160	$95,150

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.