The Communication Science Major at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study general communication sciences & disorders, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science
Master’s Degree in Communication Science

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Communication Science Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

100% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from SIUC, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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