Speech Communication at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

NKU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NKU Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from NKU, 100% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Writers and Authors	280	$54,320

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.