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Speech Communication at Washburn University

Speech Communication at Washburn University

If you plan to study speech communication, take a look at what Washburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and approximately 5,880 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.

Washburn University Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

Washburn University Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at Washburn University 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 Washburn University

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

Washburn University Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at Washburn University 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 Washburn University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists 2,120 $56,170
Radio and Television Announcers 530 $36,620
Writers and Authors 260 $62,670
Communications Professors 260 $70,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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