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Communication Sciences at Northwestern University

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Communication Sciences at Northwestern University

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 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.

Northwestern Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Communication Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 communication sciences majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists 6,820 $77,120
Audiologists 520 $86,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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