Speech Communication at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at UW - Madison 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	213
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UW - Madison Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from UW - Madison, 83% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Radio and Television Announcers	620	$53,020
Writers and Authors	560	$59,360
Communications Professors	500	$79,870
Public Address System Announcers	140	$46,260

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.