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Speech Communication at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Speech Communication at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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.

UMKC Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at UMKC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMKC Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UMKC 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 UMKC

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

UMKC Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 35
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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists 4,860 $59,940
Radio and Television Announcers 890 $35,540
Communications Professors 660 $76,730
Writers and Authors 650 $57,420

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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