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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina State University was ranked #306 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in South Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University paid an average of $906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $461 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,528 | $20,218 |
| Fees | $1,532 | $1,532 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 |
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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 South Carolina State University took out an average of $35,000 in student loans. That is 70% higher than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University is $14,442 per year. That is 45% lower than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the South Carolina State University 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 South Carolina State University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication sciences in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 90.9% of the communication sciences bachelor’s degrees at South Carolina State University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| 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 Pathology & Audiology | 11 |
*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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