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General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Western Carolina University

General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

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

WCU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

Communication Science Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication science majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

100% Women
7% 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.

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Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from WCU, 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in communication science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Speech-Language Pathologists 4,430 $75,310
Audiologists 400 $69,510

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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