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Speech Communication at University of Southern California

If you plan to study Speech Communication, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Southern California is in Los Angeles, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 274 speech communication degrees were awarded at University of Southern California.

Studying Online at University of Southern California

Many students take online classes at University of Southern California. Among 46,566 students, 6,077 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,437 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Speech Communication graduates at University of Southern California, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at University of Southern California are 68% women (186) and 32% men (88).

Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program at University of Southern California

Of the 252 bachelor’s speech communication graduates at University of Southern California, 69% were women (173) and 31% were men (79).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern California.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	87
Hispanic / Latino	34
Black / African American	21
Asian	49
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4
Two or More Races	15
International (Nonresident)	41
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of Speech Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Southern California, higher than the national average of 36%.*

Speech Communication Master’s Program at University of Southern California

Of the 11 master’s speech communication graduates at University of Southern California, 36% were women (4) and 64% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at University of Southern California.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	4

Minority students account for 36% of Speech Communication master’s degree recipients at University of Southern California, higher than the national average of 31%.*

Speech Communication Doctoral Program at University of Southern California

Of the 11 doctoral speech communication graduates at University of Southern California, 82% were women (9) and 18% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Speech Communication doctoral degree recipients at University of Southern California.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of Speech Communication doctoral degree recipients at University of Southern California, higher than the national average of 23%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Those who complete Speech Communication program at University of Southern California pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Speech Communication majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.