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 Nevada State College. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for communication sciences majors, NSC came in at #16. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for NSC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NSC paid an average of $385 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $193 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,250 | $18,251 |
| Fees | $825 | $825 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
Learn more about NSC tuition and fees.
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 NSC took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 51% higher than the national average of $20,593.
communication sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from NSC make an average of $46,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 76% higher than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the NSC 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 NSC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 96.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.4%.
Around 61.5% of communication sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at NSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 10 |
| 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 | 26 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 5 |
| Nursing | 308 |
*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.
