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Speech Communication at East Carolina University

Speech Communication at East Carolina University

If you are interested in studying speech communication, you may want to check out the program at East Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in speech communication for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

ECU Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Speech Communication Master’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from ECU, 64% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Radio and Television Announcers 820 $50,600
Public Address System Announcers 160 $33,620

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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