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Speech Communication at University of Detroit Mercy

Speech Communication at University of Detroit Mercy

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at University of Detroit Mercy stacks up to those at other schools.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987.

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.

Detroit Mercy Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

Detroit Mercy Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% 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 Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists 6,280 $61,760
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Communications Professors 900 $71,770
Radio and Television Announcers 850 $40,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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