Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Carbondale is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication program.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

SIUC Speech Communication Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech communication majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Speech Communication Master’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from SIUC, 75% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Radio and Television Announcers	920	$52,020
Public Address System Announcers	410	$29,430

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
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