Speech Communication at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 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.

Purdue Northwest Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Purdue Northwest Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at Purdue Northwest 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 Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at Purdue Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue Northwest 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. Purdue Northwest 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 Purdue Northwest, 60% 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 Purdue University Northwest with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160
Writers and Authors	420	$61,920

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.