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Speech Communication at San Diego State University

Speech Communication at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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.

SDSU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

SDSU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at SDSU 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 SDSU

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

SDSU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its speech communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 82
White 112
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

SDSU Speech Communication Master’s Program

82% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from SDSU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840
Public Address System Announcers 1,340 $42,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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