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Speech Communication at San Jose State University

If you plan to study Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Jose State University is located in San Jose, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 206 speech communication degrees were awarded at San Jose State University.

Online Class Availability at San Jose State University

Online coursework is an option at San Jose State University. Of 37,661 students, 6,027 (16%) studied exclusively online and 17,894 (48%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Speech Communication graduates at San Jose State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at San Jose State University are 46% women (95) and 54% men (111).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at San Jose State University

Of the 177 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at San Jose State University, 43% were women (76) and 57% were men (101).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Hispanic / Latino	60
Black / African American	9
Asian	44
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	10
International (Nonresident)	5
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 71% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at San Jose State University, higher than the national average of 36%.*

Speech Communication Master’s Program at San Jose State University

Of the 29 master’s speech communication graduates at San Jose State University, 66% were women (19) and 34% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at San Jose State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	12
Asian	6
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at San Jose State University, higher than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Students who finish Speech Communication program at San Jose State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-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.