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 Florida State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communication sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Florida State paid an average of $1,114 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $482 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,684 | $24,116 |
| Fees | $1,869 | $2,591 |
The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from Florida State is $57,920 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $54,322.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the communication sciences master’s degree program at Florida State. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Florida State Online Learning page.
About 95.4% of the students who received their Master’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication sciences at Florida State in 2019-2020, 29.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| 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 | 65 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 37 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 251 |
| Public Health | 33 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 25 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 7 |
*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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