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Speech Communication at Columbia College

If you plan to study Speech Communication, take a look at what Columbia College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Columbia College sits in Columbia, SC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 2 speech communication graduations were recorded at Columbia College.

Studying Online at Columbia College

Distance learning is available at Columbia College. Among 1,725 students, 964 (56%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 377 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Speech Communication graduates at Columbia College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at Columbia College are 100% women (2) and 0% men (0).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Columbia College

Among the 2 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at Columbia College, 100% were women (2) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 50% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College, higher 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.

Highest-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Students who finish Speech Communication program at Columbia College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-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.