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Speech Communication at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study Speech Communication, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Texas at Austin sits in Austin, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 194 speech communication degrees were awarded at The University of Texas at Austin.

Studying Online at The University of Texas at Austin

Distance learning is available at The University of Texas at Austin. Among 53,864 students, 257 (0%) studied exclusively online and 19,713 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Speech Communication graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at The University of Texas at Austin are 69% women (133) and 31% men (61).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Of the 156 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, 71% were women (111) and 29% were men (45).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	85
Hispanic / Latino	47
Black / African American	3
Asian	12
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	3

Minority students account for 44% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, above the national average of 36%.*

Speech Communication Master’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Among the 10 master’s speech communication graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, 70% were women (7) and 30% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 10% of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, below the national average of 31%.*

Speech Communication Doctoral Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Of the 9 doctoral speech communication graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, 67% were women (6) and 33% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication doctoral degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 11% of Speech Communication doctoral degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, below the national average of 23%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Those who complete Speech Communication program at The University of Texas at Austin work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Speech Communication graduates, 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.