Speech Communication at University of Southern Maine

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 Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022.

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.

University of Southern Maine Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at University of Southern Maine

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, University of Southern Maine does offer online courses in speech communication for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

University of Southern Maine Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Public Relations Specialists	1,390	$57,510
Radio and Television Announcers	220	$36,810
Communications Professors	100	$62,060
Writers and Authors	90	$61,090

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.