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Speech Communication at University of Nevada - Reno

Speech Communication at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

UNR Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Speech Communication Master’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the speech communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Public Relations Specialists 1,350 $62,550
Writers and Authors 310 $53,730
Radio and Television Announcers 220 $42,360
Communications Professors 170 $59,780

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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