Speech Communication at Pittsburg State University

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at Pittsburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and has a total student population of 6,398.

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.

Pitt State Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Pitt State Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at Pitt State 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 Pitt State

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

Pitt State Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Pitt State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at Pitt State 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt State Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. Pitt State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from Pitt State, 67% 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 Pittsburg State 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	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670
Communications Professors	260	$70,090

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.