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Speech Communication at Merritt College

Speech Communication at Merritt College

If you plan to study speech communication, take a look at what Merritt College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 6,261.

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.

Merritt College Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Speech Communication

Merritt College Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Merritt College.

Merritt College Speech Communication Associate’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in speech communication graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merritt College with a associate's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
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 CA, the home state for Merritt College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840
Public Address System Announcers 1,340 $42,130

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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