2025 Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Speech Communication is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 associate degrees in speech communication during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on speech communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other speech communication students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 colleges for speech communication students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Speech Communication Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Speech Communication in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for speech communication students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Speech Communication

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in speech communication. WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden.More information about a associate in speech communication from Weber State University

2

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Salt Lake Community College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in speech communication. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in speech communication from Salt Lake Community College

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	238	96
Idaho	219	12
Wyoming	217	19
Colorado	182	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Speech Communication

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Speech Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Speech Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Communication & Media Studies	27
Communications	22
Communication & Media Studies	2

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.