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Speech Communication at Pacific Lutheran University

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how PLU ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in speech communication.

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Speech Communication Degrees Available at PLU

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication

PLU Speech Communication Rankings

The bachelor's program at PLU was ranked #289 on College Factual's Best Schools for speech communication list. It is also ranked #8 in Washington.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication Graduates	162
Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	167
Highest Paid Speech Communication Graduates	174
Best Speech Communication Colleges for Veterans	177
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k)	254
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $30-$48k)	255
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k)	266
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $30-$48k)	267
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $0-$30k)	267
Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income Over $110k)	279
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $0-$30k)	280
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (With Aid)	286
Best Speech Communication Schools	289
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income Over $110k)	293
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (With Aid)	300
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication	321
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $75-$110k)	325
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $75-$110k)	340
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication	342

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Pacific Lutheran University handed out 26 bachelor's degrees in speech communication. This is an increase of 4% over the previous year when 25 degrees were handed out.

Speech Communication Student Diversity at PLU

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

PLU Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

The speech communication program at PLU awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at PLU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 65% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in speech communication.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	3

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.