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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. UW Seattle is in the top 10% of the country for communication sciences. More specifically it was ranked #22 out of 317 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,267 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $354 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,629 | $37,998 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
Learn more about UW Seattle tuition and fees.
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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW Seattle in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $12,058 in student debt. That is 41% lower than the national average of $20,593.
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $28,960 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $26,249.
UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Women made up around 90.6% of the communication sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at UW Seattle in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 96 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 37 |
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 28 |
| Public Health | 261 |
| Nursing | 119 |
*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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