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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in South Carolina

6 Colleges in South Carolina
502 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 6 schools in South Carolina 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 502 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in South Carolina 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

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 South Carolina. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in South Carolina

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 South Carolina Schools in Speech Communication

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
171 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in speech communication has to look into College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were roughly 171 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from College of Charleston

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Furman University
Greenville, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
66 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in speech communication has to check out Furman University. Furman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #648 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Furman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
134 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Coastal Carolina University if you wish to pursue a degree in speech communication. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 134 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC
55 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Upstate if you wish to pursue a degree in speech communication. USC Upstate is a small public university located in the suburb of Spartanburg. A Best Colleges rank of #992 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC Upstate is a great university overall.

There were about 55 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC

USCB is a small public university located in the town of Bluffton. This university ranks 38th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 22 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at USCB in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from University of South Carolina - Beaufort

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC

Located in the large suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 19 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from University of South Carolina - Aiken

Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Schools 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
Kentucky 518 678
Mississippi 501 228
Alabama 500 600
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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 267
Communications 55
Other Communication & Media Studies 29

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