General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 391 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 30 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.

WKU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science

WKU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at WKU 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 WKU 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 Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	119
	121

Communication Science Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication science from WKU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Speech Pathology & Audiology

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,070	$72,440
Audiologists	170	$66,900

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.