2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Washington
9Colleges in Washington
686Speech Communication Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 686 degrees in speech communication annually.
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. For our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
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 Washington list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Speech Communication in Washington
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the speech communication degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in speech communication. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large 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 roughly 318 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 81 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
Gonzaga University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Seattle University if you want to pursue a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.
EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 109 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.
Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma. This university ranks 14th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 29 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 26 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent year we have data available.
PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Tacoma. This university ranks 9th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 21 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 31 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at SPU 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).
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. For our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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