Undergraduate Certificates in Communication Sciences

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 41% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.4% of communication sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Communication Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 71 people earned their undergraduate certificate in communication sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in communication sciences at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	11,325
Master’s Degree	10,306
Doctor’s Degree	1,034
Graduate Certificate	221
Associate Degree	201
Basic Certificate	130
Undergraduate Certificate	71

Earnings of Communication Sciences Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in communication sciences is $31,339. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $31,339 to a high of $31,339.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in communication sciences is $36,573. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $36,573 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $36,573.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $435.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in communication sciences. About 97.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	2
Women	69

The racial-ethnic distribution of communication sciences undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences & Disorders	43
Speech Pathology & Audiology	23
Speech-Language Pathology	5

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to communication sciences that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants	42,270
Allied Health Services	41,426
Health/Medical Admin Services	19,806
Dental Support Services	11,403
Allied Health Professions	11,022

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ghozt Tramp under License

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