Speech Communication at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 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.

Southern Miss Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Speech Communication Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Speech Communication Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a speech communication master's degree from Southern Miss, 67% 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 University of Southern Mississippi 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	2
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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810
Communications Professors	150	$54,940

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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