by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Speech Communication is the 18th most popular major in the country with 41,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 12,496 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 266 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their speech communication program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree speech communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 23 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at Hawaii Pacific University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of Hawaii at Manoa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 34 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 4 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of the Pacific did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at California State University - San Bernardino
San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Speech Communication at San Jose State University
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 14 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at California State University - Fullerton
Eastern Washington University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Eastern Washington University Speech Communication Report
California State University - Fresno came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 10 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 7 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - East Bay came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 5 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Portland State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 7 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at California State University - Long Beach
San Francisco State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full San Francisco State University Speech Communication Report
University of Southern California landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full University of Southern California Speech Communication Report
California State University - Sacramento landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 4 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Chico ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Western Oregon State College
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