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Speech Communication at George Mason University

Speech Communication at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

GMU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at GMU 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 GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at George Mason University.

GMU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its speech communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 59
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

GMU Speech Communication Master’s Program

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from GMU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600
Radio and Television Announcers 580 $43,660

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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