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 Our Lady of the Lake 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 OLLU was ranked #232 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #17 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for OLLU.
Part-time undergraduates at OLLU paid an average of $931 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 | $29,038 | $29,038 |
| Fees | $888 | $888 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,242 | $10,242 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,300 | $3,300 |
Learn more about OLLU tuition and fees.
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 OLLU in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $25,500 in student debt. That is 24% higher than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from OLLU is $28,697 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $26,249.
OLLU 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 OLLU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.4% of the communication sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 85.7% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at OLLU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 |
*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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