The 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 Rhode Island College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at RIC paid an average of $856 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $347 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,835 | $23,310 |
Fees | $1,425 | $1,425 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,488 | $12,488 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,440 | $1,440 |
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RIC 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 RIC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at RIC in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
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 |
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General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 9 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 29 |
Dental Support Services | 1 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 28 |
Allied Health Professions | 41 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 |
*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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