Communication Disorders Sciences And Services Major Details

Communication Disorders Sciences And Services is a major in the Health field. It offers a medium median lifetime income of $2.45 million. A very high share of 80% of students go on to obtain a masters, doctorate, or professional degree after their bachelors. See data details here.

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Communication Disorders Sciences And Services Majors’ Salary Over the Career

This figure shows median earnings by age for those who majored in Communication Disorders Sciences And Services but have a bachelor’s degree only: “This Major (BA only)”, and those who majored in Communication Disorders Sciences And Services but obtained a masters degree or higher: “This Major (Grad Degree)”. For reference, “All Majors (BA only)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a bachelor’s degree only, and “All Majors (Grad Degree)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a Master’s degree or higher.

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Age	incwag_med_ba_major	incwag_med_grad_major	incwag_med_ba	incwag_med_grad
23	26,680	32,985	37,774	44,789
26	41,561	68,414	54,289	66,320
31	50,061	73,689	66,320	81,845
36	54,020	74,814	75,549	96,893
41	57,839	78,715	80,040	103,285
46	59,421	84,006	82,862	108,750
51	54,289	87,960	82,650	110,064
56	58,052	89,513	80,040	107,184
61	53,708	80,388	72,235	98,939
Age	incwag_med_ba_major	incwag_med_grad_major	incwag_med_ba	incwag_med_grad

This table highlights key outcomes for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors, compared to averages for all college graduates.

Item	This Major	All Majors
Lifetime Income (millions $)	$2.45	$2.77
Early-Career Income	$54K	$50K
Mid-Career Income	$69K	$85K
Income Growth Over Career	28%	70%
Early Career Unemployment Rate	1.6%	3.8%
% Female	95%	54%
Share with Masters Degree	71.2%	28%
Share with PhD	5.4%	4.3%
Share with Professional Degree	3.1%	5.7%
Share of Degree-Holders Working in Top 10 Occupations	72%	51%

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Top 10 Early-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)

These are the top occupations for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 25-35 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 25-35 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
13	Speech Language Pathologists	48,100
6	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	45,400
6	Unemployed	0
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	44,100
3	Teacher Assistants	29,000
2	Childcare Workers	21,000
2	Registered Nurses	63,800
2	First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers	46,400
2	Customer Service Representatives	40,700
2	Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, nec	44,000

Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)

These are the top occupations for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
14	Unemployed	0
10	Speech Language Pathologists	60,600
7	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	53,400
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	40,600
3	Managers, nec (including Postmasters)	92,000
3	Teacher Assistants	18,100
2	First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers	72,500
2	Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists	71,400
2	Special Education Teachers	60,600
2	Registered Nurses	70,600

Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Master’s Degree or higher)

These are the top occupations for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 who have completed graduate work (Masters, PhD, Professional Degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 with graduate degrees who worked in that occupation.

Share	Occupation	Income
54	Speech Language Pathologists	83,800
8	Audiologists	96,700
6	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	84,400
5	Unemployed	0
2	Education Administrators	112,000
2	Postsecondary Teachers	92,800
1	Special Education Teachers	93,400
1	Medical and Health Services Managers	118,000
1	Secondary School Teachers	73,500
1	Therapists, nec	88,400

Top 10 Early-Career Industries

These are the top industries for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 25-35 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 25-35 who worked in that industry.

Share	Industry	Income
33	Elementary and secondary schools	62,400
22	Health services, n.e.c.	67,100
12	Hospitals	77,800
4	Nursing and personal care facilities	81,800
3	Offices and clinics of physicians	74,200
2	Colleges and universities	61,900
2	N/A (not applicable)	0
2	Residential care facilities, without nursing	76,000
2	Child day care services	45,200
1	Educational services, n.e.c.	48,800

Top 10 Mid-Career Industries

These are the top industries for Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Communication Disorders Sciences And Services majors aged 45-55 who worked in that industry.

Share	Industry	Income
40	Elementary and secondary schools	81,400
14	Health services, n.e.c.	78,100
8	Hospitals	96,000
7	N/A (not applicable)	0
3	Colleges and universities	88,500
2	Offices and clinics of physicians	72,700
2	Nursing and personal care facilities	103,000
2	Social services, n.e.c.	53,400
2	Child day care services	40,800
1	Educational services, n.e.c.	64,700

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