by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mercy College. 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 Mercy was ranked #221 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #27 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mercy.
Part-time undergraduates at Mercy paid an average of $823 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,578 | $19,578 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,652 | $1,652 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,650 | $14,650 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,292 | $3,292 |
Learn more about Mercy 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 Mercy took out an average of $26,856 in student loans. That is 30% higher than the national average of $20,593.
Mercy 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 Mercy Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.6% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at Mercy in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 106 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18 |
| Nursing | 343 |
*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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