Speech Communication at University of Kansas

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 Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Speech Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication
• Master’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at KU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

KU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at KU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 KU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	66
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

KU 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.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from KU, 100% 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 Kansas with a master's in speech communication.

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

Related Majors

• Communications
• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670
Communications Professors	260	$70,090

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.