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Speech Communication at Western Kentucky University

Speech Communication at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

WKU Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WKU Speech Communication Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from WKU, 67% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists 2,200 $50,580
Radio and Television Announcers 540 $39,180
Communications Professors 420 $68,530
Writers and Authors 280 $54,320

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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