Speech Communication at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UAlbany 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its speech communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAlbany Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the speech communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470
Radio and Television Announcers	1,690	$74,220
Public Address System Announcers	480	$56,080

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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