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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region

56 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
11,290 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded
Ranked #18 in popularity, speech communication is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 56 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,290 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for speech communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Pick Your Speech Communication Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Speech Communication
Bachelor's Degrees in Speech Communication
Master's Degrees in Speech Communication
Doctor's Degrees in Speech Communication

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the speech communication degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Speech Communication

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
355 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

University of Southern California is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in speech communication. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 355 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
318 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in speech communication needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 318 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In CA
137 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Santa Clara University is a good option for students interested in a degree in speech communication. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 137 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
323 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat San Francisco State University if you want to pursue a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SFSU is a great university overall.

There were about 323 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33rd Most Popular In CA
97 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 97 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
330 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 330 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In CA
125 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #222 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.

There were roughly 125 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
346 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 346 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45th Most Popular In CA
63 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USFCA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 63 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
677 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fullerton. This university ranks 41st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 677 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.

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11
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
455 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Sac State is a very large public university located in the large city of Sacramento. This university ranks 40th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 455 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Speech Communication students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
13 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
14 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
15 Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR
16 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
17 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
18 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 10,511
Washington 831 789
Oregon 587 300
Nevada 354 217
Hawaii 267 226
Alaska 167 11

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communications 1,869
Communication & Media Studies 847
Other Communication & Media Studies 311

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