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Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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Communication Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 3,181 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 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.

UTHSC Communication Sciences Degrees Available

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

UTHSC Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC Communication Sciences Master’s Program

92% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a master's degree in communication sciences from UTHSC. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in communication sciences each year. UTHSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from UTHSC, 93% 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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in communication sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 67
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Speech-Language Pathologists 2,990 $77,140
Audiologists 450 $71,780

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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