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 Northeastern 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NSU was ranked #247 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #5 in Oklahoma.
Here are some of the other rankings for NSU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NSU paid an average of $477 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $197 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,913 | $14,313 |
| Fees | $1,002 | $1,002 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,380 | $1,380 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,990 | $7,990 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,256 | $2,256 |
Learn more about NSU 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NSU in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $20,593.
Online degrees for the NSU 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 NSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, 95.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Around 55.0% of communication sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at NSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 20 |
| Public Health | 25 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 31 |
| Nursing | 134 |
| Other Health Professions | 1 |
*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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