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Communication Sciences at Western Kentucky University

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Communication Sciences at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 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.

WKU Communication Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

WKU Communication Sciences Rankings

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Communication Sciences Master’s Program

98% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 students who earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences from WKU in 2020-2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from WKU, 86% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in communication sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 55
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Speech-Language Pathologists 2,070 $72,440
Audiologists 170 $66,900

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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