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Speech Communication at Southern Utah University

If you are interested in studying Speech Communication, consider the program at Southern Utah University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Utah University sits in Cedar City, UT.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 103 speech communication graduations were recorded at Southern Utah University.

Online Class Availability at Southern Utah University

Distance learning is available at Southern Utah University. Among 15,444 students, 5,319 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,221 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Speech Communication graduates at Southern Utah University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at Southern Utah University are 64% women (66) and 36% men (37).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at Southern Utah University

Among the 68 bachelor’s speech communication degrees awarded at Southern Utah University, 57% were women (39) and 43% were men (29).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
International (Nonresident)	8
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Southern Utah University, below the national average of 36%.*

Speech Communication Master’s Program at Southern Utah University

Of the 35 master’s speech communication graduates at Southern Utah University, 77% were women (27) and 23% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	6
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 20% of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at Southern Utah University, lower 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 Southern Utah University pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying 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.