Speech Communication at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033.

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.

FHSU Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication
• Master’s Degree in Speech Communication

FHSU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at FHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at FHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Fort Hays State University.

FHSU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at FHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHSU Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. FHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Hays State University with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670
Communications Professors	260	$70,090

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.