If you pursue a degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 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 looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Speech Communication Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 600 degrees in speech communication to qualified students.
The speech communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Speech Communication rankings. We derive our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Speech Communication Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of speech communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in speech communication. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 204 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.
Samford University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in speech communication. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.
There were about 22 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in speech communication. UAB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were about 115 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great choice for students interested in a degree in speech communication. UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #562 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in speech communication needs to look into University of North Alabama. UNA is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Florence. This university ranks 15th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 14 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 66 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 51 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.
Alabama State is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 37th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 47 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.
AUM is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery. This university ranks 36th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 24 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.
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).