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Speech Communication at University of South Alabama

Speech Communication at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 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.

USA Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

USA Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at USA 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 USA

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

USA Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 USA since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at USA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its speech communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Alabama with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

USA Speech Communication Master’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. USA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from USA, 71% 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 South Alabama with a master's in speech communication.

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

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists 1,890 $53,890
Communications Professors 250 $64,270
Radio and Television Announcers 240 $31,880
Writers and Authors 190 $58,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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