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Speech Communication at Cuesta College

Speech Communication at Cuesta College

If you are interested in studying speech communication, you may want to check out the program at Cuesta College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 10,093.

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.

Cuesta College Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Speech Communication

Cuesta College Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Speech Communication Associate’s Program

65% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in speech communication at Cuesta College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in speech communication graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840
Public Address System Announcers 1,340 $42,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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