by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 41,146 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8,190 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 448 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. That schools that top this list have a program in speech communication in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The speech communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree speech communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 13 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Morehead State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 43 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Speech Communication at West Virginia University
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at Bellarmine University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 97 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at The University of Alabama
Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 25 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Georgia State University
James Madison University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Kentucky University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
George Mason University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students 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 86%.
With a ranking of #17, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University Speech Communication Report
University of Arkansas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 22 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
University of Louisville landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students 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%.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of Louisville
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Speech Communication Report
University of Miami ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Louisiana Tech University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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