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Michigan State University Master’s in Communication Sciences

30 Master's Degrees Awarded
$56,157 Average Salary

The 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 Michigan 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communication Sciences from Michigan State Cost?

$18,858 Average Tuition and Fees

Michigan State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $786 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $18,858 $37,056

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Communication Sciences From Michigan State?

$56,157 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of communication sciences students who receive their master’s degree from Michigan State is $56,157 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $54,322.

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Does Michigan State Offer an Online Master’s in Communication Sciences?

Online degrees for the Michigan State communication sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.

Michigan State Master’s Student Diversity for Communication Sciences

30 Master's Degrees Awarded
96.7% Women
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 30 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 96.7% of the communication sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 96.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 10.0% of communication sciences master’s degree recipients at Michigan State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Master’s in Communication Sciences Focus Areas at Michigan State

Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology 30

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 5
Medical Science 2
Mental & Social Health Services 200
Public Health 43
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 4

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References

*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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