by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Kansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at KU was $998 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $416 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,989 | $23,951 |
| Fees | $1,056 | $1,056 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from KU is $49,084 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $54,322.
Online degrees for the KU communication sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.5% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication sciences at KU in 2019-2020, 19.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 13 |
| Public Health | 33 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 45 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2 |
*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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