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Speech Communication at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Speech Communication at William Paterson University of New Jersey

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if William Paterson University of New Jersey is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication program.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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.

William Paterson University Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

William Paterson University Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at William Paterson 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical speech communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $75,670
Writers and Authors 1,050 $81,160
Communications Professors 940 $92,200
Public Address System Announcers 130 $57,450

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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