Speech Communication at Appalachian State University

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Speech Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Appalachian State does offer online courses in speech communication for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Appalachian State Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical speech communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Communications

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Radio and Television Announcers	820	$50,600
Public Address System Announcers	160	$33,620

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.