The main focus area for this major is General Communication Sciences & Disorders. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Truman State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Truman State was ranked #89 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Truman State paid an average of $639 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $332 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,975 | $15,335 |
Fees | $324 | $324 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,185 | $9,185 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,800 | $3,800 |
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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 Truman State in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $22,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $20,593.
Truman State does not offer an online option for its communication sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Truman State 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 in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.3% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at Truman State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 38 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 41 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Allied Health Professions | 4 |
Public Health | 73 |
Nursing | 50 |
*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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