Speech Communication at California State University - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if California State University - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication program.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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.

Cal State LA Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the speech communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840
Public Address System Announcers	1,340	$42,130

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 Justefrain under License

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