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Speech Communication at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at Grand Canyon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand Canyon University sits in Phoenix, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 297 speech communication degrees were granted at Grand Canyon University.

Online & Distance Learning at Grand Canyon University

Many students take online classes at Grand Canyon University. Of 113,257 students, 89,777 (79%) studied exclusively online and 13,471 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Speech Communication graduates at Grand Canyon University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at Grand Canyon University are 71% women (211) and 29% men (86).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Grand Canyon University

Of the 297 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at Grand Canyon University, 71% were women (211) and 29% were men (86).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	178
Hispanic / Latino	58
Black / African American	26
Asian	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	18
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	9

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Canyon University, higher than the national average of 36%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Graduates of the Speech Communication program at Grand Canyon University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.