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Communication Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions

If you plan to study Communication Sciences, consider the program at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Get started with the following essential facts.

MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 86 communication sciences degrees were awarded at MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Online Class Availability at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Online coursework is an option at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Of 1,672 students, 461 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,211 (72%) took at least some classes online.

Communication Sciences Rankings at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Use these rankings to compare MGH Institute of Health Professions’s Communication Sciences program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#5 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#10 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#151 of 315

Earnings for Communication Sciences Graduates from MGH Institute of Health Professions

Those who finish MGH Institute of Health Professions’s Communication Sciences program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$60,100
2 years	$58,402
3 years	$63,876
4 years	$68,921
5 years	$72,223

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Communication Sciences graduates from MGH Institute of Health Professions take home a median $68,921, compared with $87,205 for all MGH Institute of Health Professions graduates — about 21% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Communication Sciences graduates at MGH Institute of Health Professions, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Communication Sciences graduates at MGH Institute of Health Professions are 100% women (86) and 0% men (0).

Communication Sciences Master’s Program at MGH Institute of Health Professions

Of the 62 master’s communication sciences graduates at MGH Institute of Health Professions, 100% were women (62) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication Sciences master’s degree recipients at MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3
Asian	14
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Communication Sciences master’s degree recipients at MGH Institute of Health Professions, above the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication Sciences Concentrations at MGH Institute of Health Professions

This Communication Sciences program at MGH Institute of Health Professions breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Communication Sciences & Disorders	86

Highest-Paying Careers for Communication Sciences Graduates

Graduates of the Communication Sciences program at MGH Institute of Health Professions pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Communication Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Audiologists	$54,746
Speech-Language Pathologists	$47,305
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.