Communication Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received their master's degree in communication sciences.

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.

CSUSM Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at CSUSM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CSUSM offers distance education options for communication sciences at the following degree levels:

CSUSM Communication Sciences Rankings

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at CSUSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at California State University - San Marcos.

CSUSM Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 37 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 8% were men and 92% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Public Health

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 CA, the home state for California State University - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.