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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

55 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
5,270 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 55 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,270 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. We derive our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

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

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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of speech communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Speech Communication

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
168 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Villanova University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were roughly 168 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
368 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in speech communication. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 368 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
191 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Delaware if you wish to pursue a degree in speech communication. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were about 191 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
149 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Syracuse University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 149 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
289 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 289 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
323 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 323 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MD
99 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Maryland is a great university overall.

There were about 99 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In NY

Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 34th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 17 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
191 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

UAlbany is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Albany. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.

There were about 191 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
86 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Rowan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 86 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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11
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
135 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 135 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
12 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
13 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
14 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
15 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
16 St Lawrence University Canton, NY
17 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
18 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ

Best Speech Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best speech communication colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 2,244
Pennsylvania 978 1,055
Maryland 618 974
New Jersey 614 1,062
District of Columbia 441 21
Delaware 345 175

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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
Communication & Media Studies 2,047
Communications 1,538
Other Communication & Media Studies 674

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