Speech Communication at University of Central Missouri

If you are interested in studying speech communication, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Missouri. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959.

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.

UCM Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UCM does offer online education options in speech communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCM Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UCM 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 UCM

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

UCM Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical speech communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UCM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at UCM 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 University of Central Missouri with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCM Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from UCM, 79% 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 University of Central Missouri with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.