by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Eastern Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #283 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #8 in Michigan.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Communication Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan took out an average of $22,750 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $21,508 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $26,249.
Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 97.0% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.3% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 30 |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 75 |
| Allied Health Professions | 2 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 16 |
| Public Health | 23 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 53 |
*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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