by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Bridgewater State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Bridgewater State paid an average of $724 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $468 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $910 | $7,050 |
| Fees | $9,822 | $9,822 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,832 | $13,832 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,100 | $3,100 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communication Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at Bridgewater State took out an average of $25,670 in student loans. That is 25% higher than the national average of $20,593.
communication sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State make an average of $21,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% lower than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the Bridgewater State 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 Bridgewater State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.0% 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 Bridgewater State in 2019-2020, 4.0% 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 25 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 10 |
*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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