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Speech Communication at Mount St. Mary’s University

If you plan to study Speech Communication, consider the program at Mount St. Mary’s University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mount St. Mary’s University is located in Emmitsburg, MD.

During the most recent reporting year, 17 speech communication degrees were granted at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Online & Distance Learning at Mount St. Mary’s University

Many students take online classes at Mount St. Mary’s University. Of 2,408 students, 352 (15%) studied exclusively online and 965 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Speech Communication graduates at Mount St. Mary’s University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at Mount St. Mary’s University are 71% women (12) and 29% men (5).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Mount St. Mary’s University

Of the 17 bachelor’s speech communication degrees awarded at Mount St. Mary’s University, 71% were women (12) and 29% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 35% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Mount St. Mary’s University, lower 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.

Highest-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Students who finish Speech Communication program at Mount St. Mary’s University go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying 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.