2025 Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you pursue a associate degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for speech communication students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 59 associate degrees in speech communication to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate 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 associate 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 associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Speech Communication in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in speech communication.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Speech Communication

1

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in speech communication has to take a look at Sinclair Community College. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dayton.More information about a associate in speech communication from Sinclair Community College

2

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in speech communication. UC Blue Ash College is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Blue Ash.More information about a associate in speech communication from University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	84
Michigan	410	2

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Speech Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communications	15
Communication & Media Studies	7

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.