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 Lehman College. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Lehman was ranked #105 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #11 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lehman.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Lehman paid an average of $620 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,776 | $14,776 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
Learn more about Lehman tuition and fees.
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 Lehman took out an average of $11,200 in student loans. That is 46% lower than the national average of $20,593.
communication sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehman make an average of $33,216 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the Lehman 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 Lehman Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 86.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 88.3% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at Lehman in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 5 |
| 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 | 103 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 228 |
| Public Health | 64 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 40 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 79 |
| Nursing | 197 |
*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.
