General Communication Sciences & Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

88% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of communication science master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in communication science each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the communication science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Audiology/Audiologist

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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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