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Speech Communication at James Madison University

Speech Communication at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

JMU Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Speech Communication Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from JMU, 58% 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 James Madison 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 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600
Radio and Television Announcers 580 $43,660

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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