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Speech Communication at The University of Alabama

Speech Communication at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

UA Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UA 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 UA

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

UA Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 89
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UA Speech Communication Master’s Program

71% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from UA, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists 1,890 $53,890
Communications Professors 250 $64,270
Radio and Television Announcers 240 $31,880
Writers and Authors 190 $58,590

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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