Communication Sciences at Gallaudet University

What traits are you looking for in a communication sciences school? To help you decide if Gallaudet University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication sciences program.

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

Gallaudet Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Gallaudet Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Gallaudet

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Gallaudet University.

Gallaudet Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. Gallaudet does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Gallaudet, 64% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services

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 DC, the home state for Gallaudet University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Speech-Language Pathologists	310	$93,570
Audiologists	130	$101,760

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.