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Speech Communication at James Madison University

Speech Communication at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 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.

JMU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

JMU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 327
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

JMU Speech Communication Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from JMU, 58% 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 James Madison University with a master's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 James Madison 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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