Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you plan to study speech communication, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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.

SIUE Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

SIUE Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Speech Communication Master’s Program

58% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. SIUE does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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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