Doctoral Program Profile: Communication Studies



This program is part of the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Additional information available here

 Department Faculty: Communication Studies Fall 2018
 Total Faculty 21
Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty  16
 Tenured Faculty 11
 Non-tenured Faculty 5
 Other Faculty/Instructors/Lecturers 5
 Total Faculty FTE 18.0

 

Doctoral Enrollment Fall 15-17 AvgFall 2018 
Total 46.7 53
Full time 98.6% 94.3%
Minority  7.1% 13.2 %
International  13.6% 15.1 %
Female 49.3%  58.5%
Average Hours for Doctoral Students 7.45.8

 

Doctoral Program Admissions: Summer / Fall 2016, 2017, & 2018

2016 - 2018

3-Year Average

Mean GPA

Mean Verbal GRE

Mean Quantitative GRE

Mean Analytical GRE

Applications

30.7

3.8

152.0

147.3

4.0

Admissions

18.7

3.8

155.3

148.4

4.3

Matriculations

9.0

3.8

152.6

145.8

4.2

GRE scores included if submitted by 60% of applicants. See program website for exact admissions requirements.

Support for Fall 2018 Doctoral Students

Head Count

Avg AY Amount

Number Receiving Support / Average Per-Student Support (excluding loans)

46

$24,319

Number Receiving Educational Loans / Average Amount

17

$11,157

 

Type of Support

Head Count

GTAs

34

GAs

34

GRAs

2

Other Institutional Support

45

External Support

1

Students may have more than one type of support.
 

Support for Fall 2018 Masters Students

Head Count

Avg AY Amount

Number Receiving Support / Average Per-Student Support (excluding loans)

46

$24,319

Number Receiving Educational Loans / Average Amount

17

$11,157

Includes support disbursed through or recorded in the university HR Pay, financial aid, or third party payment systems as of March 29, 2019. KUMC support included whenever possible. Some external support may not be included. Assistantships as of Fall 2018 calculated for 9 months; assistantships may be outside program. Other institutional support may include tuition waivers and adjustments, scholarships, grants and fellowships, and other grant-funded or institutional support.

Doctoral Degrees Completed \ Median Years to Degree

% of Degrees Completed

Year of Completion (Su\Fa\Sp)

Count

Yrs to Degr from 1st Graduate Enrl

Yrs to Degr from 1st Doctoral Enrl

Within 5 Yrs

Within 7 Yrs

Within 10 Yrs

FY 2013 - 2015

24

4.7

3.9

76.2%

100.0%

100.0%

FY 2016 - 2018

23

5.7

4.9

52.2%

91.3%

95.7%

Employer or Training Type

Postdoctoral Plans  of Doctoral Degree Recipients FY 2013 - 2018  

Higher Education in U.S.

Education - Other

Government

Private Sector or Other

 No Response or No Survey

 Total

Firm plans for postdoc or further training

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firm plans for employment

25

 

 

2

 

27

Negotiating with a specific organization, or more than one

1

 

 

 

 

Seeking appointment but have no specific prospects

9

1

1

1

 

12

Other student-specific response

3

 

 

 

 

4

No response / did not take survey

 

 

 

 

 2

2

Source: Doctoral Completions Survey. Postdoctoral plans as reported at time of dissertation submission.



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