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 Samford University. 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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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 Samford was ranked #151 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #2 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for Samford.
Part-time undergraduates at Samford paid an average of $1,112 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $33,248 | $33,248 |
| Fees | $950 | $950 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,260 | $11,260 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,856 | $4,856 |
Learn more about Samford tuition and fees.
Samford 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 Samford 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 Samford in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 39 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 8 |
| Allied Health Professions | 3 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 32 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 114 |
*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.
