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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Louisiana

5 Colleges in Louisiana
334 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Louisiana 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 334 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in Louisiana 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

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

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 Schools in Louisiana. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Speech Communication in Louisiana

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.

Top Louisiana Schools in Speech Communication

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
52 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a degree in speech communication. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 52 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
176 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in speech communication has to look into Tulane University of Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were approximately 176 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Tulane University of Louisiana

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In LA

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. UL Lafayette is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 15 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA
39 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Southeastern Louisiana University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Southeastern is a large public university located in the city of Hammond. This university ranks 13th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 39 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Southeastern Louisiana University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In LA
21.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 23 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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
Alabama 500 600
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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 478
Communications 39
Other Communication & Media Studies 5

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