Speech Communication at Missouri State University - Springfield

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 Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 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.

Missouri State Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Missouri State Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Speech Communication Master’s Program

62% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. Missouri State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from Missouri State, 71% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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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