Speech Communication at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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.

CU - Boulder Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at CU - Boulder 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at CU - Boulder 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	129
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CU - Boulder Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Radio and Television Announcers	340	$44,270
Public Address System Announcers	50	$33,120

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
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

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