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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 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 UL Lafayette was ranked #189 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for UL Lafayette.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UL Lafayette paid an average of $1,004 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $432 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,407 | $19,135 |
| Fees | $4,951 | $4,951 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,144 | $11,144 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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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 UL Lafayette took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UL Lafayette is $25,194 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $26,249.
UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
Women made up around 98.4% of the communication sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020, 27.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 63 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 35 |
| Allied Health Professions | 8 |
| Nursing | 462 |
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*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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