Speech Communication at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

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.

GVSU Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Speech Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication
• Master’s Degree in Speech Communication

GVSU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at GVSU 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 GVSU

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

GVSU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical speech communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GVSU Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from GVSU, 76% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Radio and Television Announcers	850	$40,340

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.