Speech Communication at Michigan State University

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Speech Communication Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Radio and Television Announcers	850	$40,340

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.