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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Alabama

7 Colleges in Alabama
480 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for speech communication students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 480 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in Alabama 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.

Pick Your Speech Communication Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Speech Communication
Master'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 Alabama 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 Alabama

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.

Top Alabama Schools in Speech Communication

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
178 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were about 178 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AL

Samford University is a good option for students interested in a degree in speech communication. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #311 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were about 19 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Samford University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
88 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.

There were about 88 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
57 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

University of South Alabama is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 57 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from University of South Alabama

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AL
49 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 49 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Troy University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AL

Alabama State is a small public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery. This university ranks 38th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 29 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AL

AUM is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Montgomery. This university ranks 41st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 13 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Auburn University at Montgomery

Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,530
North Carolina 710 1,643
Georgia 690 431
Virginia 630 1,416
Tennessee 624 300
South Carolina 530 498
Kentucky 518 678
Mississippi 501 228
Louisiana 489 325
Arkansas 466 324
West Virginia 410 196

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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
Other Communication & Media Studies 199
Communication & Media Studies 90
Communications 75

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