Communication Sciences at Washington University in St Louis

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, you may want to check out the program at Washington University in St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Communication Sciences Rankings

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There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences from WUSTL in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from WUSTL, 89% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	32

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,400	$77,790
Audiologists	280	$71,610

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 Bachrach44 under License

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