Speech Communication at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 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.

USD 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 USD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

USD Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at USD 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 USD

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

USD Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists	660	$51,240
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$31,630
Public Address System Announcers	80	$28,180
Writers and Authors	70	$49,410
Communications Professors	70	$66,390

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.