Speech Communication at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

UGA Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UGA 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UGA Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from UGA, 67% 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 Georgia with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260
Radio and Television Announcers	750	$57,400
Communications Professors	400	$77,820
Public Address System Announcers	70	$30,590

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.