Basic Certificates in Speech Communication
Education Levels of Speech Communication Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 542 people earned their basic certificate in speech communication. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in speech communication at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Bachelor’s Degree | 25,870 |
Associate Degree | 4,125 |
Master’s Degree | 2,257 |
Basic Certificate | 542 |
Doctor’s Degree | 314 |
Graduate Certificate | 167 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 24 |
Earnings of Speech Communication Majors With Basic Certificates
We are unable to calculate the median earnings for speech communication majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.
Student Debt
We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for speech communication students who are basic certificate holders.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their basic certificate in speech communication. About 56.3% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 237 |
Women | 305 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of speech communication basic certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 39 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 273 |
White | 137 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 61 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to speech communication that offer basic certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Other Communication & Media | 441 |
Communications | 400 |
Communication & Media Studies | 145 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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