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Speech Communication at University of Alabama in Huntsville

If you plan to study Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at University of Alabama in Huntsville. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of Alabama in Huntsville sits in Huntsville, AL.

During the most recent reporting year, 15 speech communication degrees were awarded at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Online Class Availability at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Distance learning is available at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Among 8,564 students, 924 (11%) studied exclusively online and 4,322 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Speech Communication graduates at University of Alabama in Huntsville, by degree type.

Program-wide, Speech Communication graduates at University of Alabama in Huntsville are 80% women (12) and 20% men (3).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Of the 15 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at University of Alabama in Huntsville, 80% were women (12) and 20% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 40% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Alabama in Huntsville, above the national average of 36%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Those who complete Speech Communication program at University of Alabama in Huntsville go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.