Speech Communication at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 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.

DU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

DU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at DU 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DU Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from DU, 58% 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 Denver with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	67
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Other Communication & Media Studies
• 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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.