by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Pathology & Audiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Nazareth College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Nazareth was ranked #119 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #14 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Nazareth.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Nazareth was $832 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,850 | $34,850 |
| Fees | $1,660 | $1,660 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,460 | $14,460 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Nazareth tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Nazareth in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 26% higher than the national average of $20,593.
communication sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from Nazareth make an average of $27,823 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the Nazareth communication sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Nazareth Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.1% of the communication sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at Nazareth in 2019-2020, 7.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 41 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 23 |
| Public Health | 30 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 16 |
| Nursing | 37 |
*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.
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