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 Governors State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 GSU was ranked #253 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #13 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for GSU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GSU paid an average of $626 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,512 | $15,024 |
| Fees | $2,596 | $2,596 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,468 | $10,468 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at GSU in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $28,095 in student debt. That is 36% higher than the national average of $20,593.
GSU 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 GSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 92.9% of the communication sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at GSU in 2019-2020, 46.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 38 |
| Public Health | 50 |
| Nursing | 42 |
*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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