General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from Wayne State.

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.

Wayne State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

Wayne State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Wayne State 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 science major at Wayne State 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
	3
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	24
	40
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	76
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	82

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Wayne State. This makes it the #11 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication science, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Communication Sciences & Disorders from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women. The typical communication science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

The communication science program at Wayne State awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from Wayne State, 85% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 2 students 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,950	$78,220
Audiologists	450	$71,250

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.