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Speech Communication at Salisbury University

If you plan to study Speech Communication, consider the program at Salisbury University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Salisbury University is in Salisbury, MD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 112 speech communication degrees were awarded at Salisbury University.

Online & Distance Learning at Salisbury University

Distance learning is available at Salisbury University. Of 7,025 students, 535 (8%) studied exclusively online and 1,645 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Speech Communication graduates at Salisbury University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at Salisbury University are 39% women (44) and 61% men (68).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Salisbury University

Of the 112 bachelor’s speech communication degrees awarded at Salisbury University, 39% were women (44) and 61% were men (68).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	81
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	15
Asian	7
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Salisbury 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.

Best-Paid Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Graduates of the Speech Communication program at Salisbury University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Speech Communication graduates, 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.