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Speech Communication at South Dakota State University

Speech Communication at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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.

South Dakota State Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

South Dakota State Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists 660 $51,240
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $31,630
Public Address System Announcers 80 $28,180
Writers and Authors 70 $49,410
Communications Professors 70 $66,390

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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