General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study general communication sciences and disorders, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from USD.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

USD General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

USD General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication science programs across the country. The following shows how USD 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 science major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. 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 & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	10
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	39
	53
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	72
	105

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in communication science from USD. This makes it the #36 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication science from USD. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men. The typical communication science 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 science 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 science.

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 General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 communication science majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a communication science 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 science.

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 science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Audiology/Audiologist

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science 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.