General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of the Pacific

What traits are you looking for in a communication science school? To help you decide if University of the Pacific is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication science program.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Pacific in 2021, 21 of them were general communication sciences and disorders majors.

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.

Pacific General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Pacific General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Pacific compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication science major at Pacific 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
	1
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	3
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	27
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	92

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Pacific. This makes it the #26 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 communication science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pacific, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Pacific with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Pacific General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in communication science from Pacific. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the communication science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Pacific with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pacific 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 CA, the home state for University of the Pacific.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.