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 New Mexico - Main Campus. 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNM paid an average of $928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $269 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,463 | $22,801 |
| Fees | $1,698 | $1,698 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,266 | $1,266 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,262 | $10,262 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,176 | $4,176 |
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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 UNM took out an average of $20,625 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $20,593.
communication sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNM make an average of $22,892 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $26,249.
Online degrees for the UNM 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 UNM Online Learning page.
About 94.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at UNM in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 39 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 5 |
| Allied Health Professions | 47 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 6 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 46 |
*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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