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Speech Communication at Coastal Carolina University

If you plan to study Speech Communication, consider the program at Coastal Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, SC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 130 speech communication degrees were awarded at Coastal Carolina University.

Online Class Availability at Coastal Carolina University

Many students take online classes at Coastal Carolina University. Among 11,348 students, 526 (5%) studied exclusively online and 4,434 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Speech Communication graduates at Coastal Carolina University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Speech Communication graduates at Coastal Carolina University are 64% women (83) and 36% men (47).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Coastal Carolina University

Of the 130 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at Coastal Carolina University, 64% were women (83) and 36% were men (47).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Coastal Carolina University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	96
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	19
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Coastal Carolina University, lower than the national average of 36%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Those who complete Speech Communication program at Coastal Carolina University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Speech Communication graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.