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 SUNY Plattsburgh. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 SUNY Plattsburgh was ranked #214 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #26 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Plattsburgh.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Plattsburgh paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,504 | $1,504 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,170 | $14,170 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,750 | $2,750 |
Learn more about SUNY Plattsburgh 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. Communication Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Plattsburgh took out an average of $24,499 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh is $20,140 per year. That is 23% lower than the national average of $26,249.
SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 25 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 19 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 15 |
| Nursing | 104 |
*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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