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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Doctorate in Communication Sciences

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Doctorate in Communication Sciences

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Communication Sciences from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 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 $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Doctorate in Communication Sciences?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its communication sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Communication Sciences

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 6 doctor’s degrees in communication sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communication sciences in 2018-2019, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Penn State University Park in communication sciences at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Communication Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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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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