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Speech Communication at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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 UAB ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in speech communication.

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Speech Communication Degrees Available at UAB

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

UAB Speech Communication Rankings

The bachelor's program at UAB was ranked #225 on College Factual's Best Schools for speech communication list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	43
Best Speech Communication Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	49
Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	62
Best Speech Communication Colleges for Veterans	68
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Speech Communication	89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication	90
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $75-$110k)	96
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income Over $110k)	96
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (With Aid)	106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k)	110
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $30-$48k)	113
Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $0-$30k)	114
Best Speech Communication Graduate Degree Schools	117
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication	123
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Speech Communication Graduates	133
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication	139
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income Over $110k)	148
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $75-$110k)	158
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income Over $110k)	160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (With Aid)	174
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $75-$110k)	178
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (With Aid)	187
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k)	188
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $0-$30k)	200
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $30-$48k)	212
Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $48-$75k)	213
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $0-$30k)	217
Best Speech Communication Schools	225
Best Value Colleges for Speech Communication (Income $30-$48k)	231
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Speech Communication Graduates	296
Highest Paid Speech Communication Graduates	321

Popularity of Speech Communication at UAB

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Alabama at Birmingham handed out 99 bachelor's degrees in speech communication. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 90 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in speech communication from UAB. This makes it the #36 most popular school for speech communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Speech Communication Student Diversity at UAB

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

UAB Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 speech communication students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UAB are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	5

UAB Speech Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech communication from UAB. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UAB are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 69% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in speech communication.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.