by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 72 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,219 bachelor's degrees in speech communication during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of speech communication for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for speech communication students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in speech communication needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in speech communication needs to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of Georgia
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in speech communication has to check out University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of South Florida - Main Campus
It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in speech communication. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from James Madison University
Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of Kentucky
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from Virginia Tech
Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from Tulane University of Louisiana
UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of Arkansas
Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from Florida International University
Located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from The University of Alabama
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from Vanderbilt University
Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from University of Central Florida
Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in speech communication from East Carolina University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 16 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 18 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
| 20 | College of Charleston | Charleston, SC |
| 21 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV |
| 22 | Christopher Newport University | Newport News, VA |
| 23 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| 24 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
Explore the best speech communication colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 492 | 1,489 |
| Tennessee | 460 | 300 |
| North Carolina | 453 | 1,593 |
| Georgia | 453 | 357 |
| Virginia | 421 | 1,240 |
| South Carolina | 370 | 493 |
| Kentucky | 331 | 625 |
| Alabama | 320 | 544 |
| Louisiana | 306 | 291 |
| Arkansas | 294 | 314 |
| Mississippi | 275 | 211 |
| West Virginia | 223 | 116 |
Speech Communication is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 2,712 |
| Communications | 1,421 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 447 |
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