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Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you are interested in studying speech communication, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year.

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.

SIUE Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

SIUE Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at SIUE 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 SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

SIUE Speech Communication Master’s Program

58% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. SIUE does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 5
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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists 7,360 $66,220
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Radio and Television Announcers 920 $52,020
Public Address System Announcers 410 $29,430

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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