2024 Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #11 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of speech communication. Combined, these schools handed out 54 bachelor's degrees in speech communication to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to speech communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of speech communication students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for speech communication students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Speech Communication in South Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in speech communication.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Speech Communication

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of South Dakota if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in speech communication. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

20 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in speech communication. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from South Dakota State University

Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	623
Minnesota	446	387
Iowa	403	424
Kansas	352	327
Nebraska	331	104
North Dakota	251	19

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Speech Communication Related Rankings by Major

Speech Communication is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Speech Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	83

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.