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Speech Communication at Fitchburg State University

If you are interested in studying Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at Fitchburg State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fitchburg State University is located in Fitchburg, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 63 speech communication graduations were recorded at Fitchburg State University.

Studying Online at Fitchburg State University

Distance learning is available at Fitchburg State University. Of 5,892 students, 2,745 (47%) studied exclusively online and 1,119 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Speech Communication graduates at Fitchburg State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at Fitchburg State University are 49% women (31) and 51% men (32).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Fitchburg State University

Of the 55 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at Fitchburg State University, 49% were women (27) and 51% were men (28).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 22% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Fitchburg State University, lower than the national average of 36%.*

Speech Communication Master’s Program at Fitchburg State University

Among the 8 master’s speech communication degrees awarded at Fitchburg State University, 50% were women (4) and 50% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at Fitchburg State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Black / African American	2
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 25% of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at Fitchburg State University, below the national average of 31%.*

*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

Graduates of the Speech Communication program at Fitchburg State University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Speech Communication majors, 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.