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Speech Communication at Santa Clara University

If you are interested in studying Speech Communication, consider the program at Santa Clara University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Santa Clara University sits in Santa Clara, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 120 speech communication degrees were awarded at Santa Clara University.

Online Class Availability at Santa Clara University

Many students take online classes at Santa Clara University. Of 9,728 students, 500 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 936 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Speech Communication graduates at Santa Clara University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at Santa Clara University are 67% women (80) and 33% men (40).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Santa Clara University

Of the 120 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at Santa Clara University, 67% were women (80) and 33% were men (40).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	67
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	3
Asian	13
Two or More Races	9
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Santa Clara University, above 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

Those who complete Speech Communication program at Santa Clara University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Speech Communication majors, 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.