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 Indiana 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Indiana State was ranked #271 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #6 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Indiana State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Indiana State paid an average of $717 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $332 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,186 | $20,290 |
| Fees | $280 | $280 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,016 | $11,016 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,380 | $2,380 |
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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. Communication Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at Indiana State took out an average of $24,591 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $20,593.
Online degrees for the Indiana 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 Indiana State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at Indiana State in 2019-2020, 13.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 22 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 20 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 62 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6 |
| Nursing | 201 |
*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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