Speech Communication at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 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.

CSUN Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

CSUN Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Speech Communication Master’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the speech communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	9
International Students	2
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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

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
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