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Speech Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida Gulf Coast University is in Fort Myers, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 157 speech communication degrees were awarded at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Online Class Availability at Florida Gulf Coast University

Many students take online classes at Florida Gulf Coast University. Among 16,612 students, 2,496 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,653 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Speech Communication graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Speech Communication graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University are 69% women (109) and 31% men (48).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Florida Gulf Coast University

Among the 157 bachelor’s speech communication degrees awarded at Florida Gulf Coast University, 69% were women (109) and 31% were men (48).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	98
Hispanic / Latino	29
Black / African American	12
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	10
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 35% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Florida Gulf Coast University, below 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

Graduates of the Speech Communication program at Florida Gulf Coast University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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.