2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Virginia
7Colleges in Virginia
1,300Speech 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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of speech communication. Combined, these schools handed out 1,300 degrees in speech communication to qualified students.
Your choice of speech communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Virginia.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in speech communication needs to look into James Madison University. JMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 409 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 219 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Christopher Newport University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in speech communication. CNU is a small public university located in the city of Newport News. This university ranks 15th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 89 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at CNU in the most recent data year.
Liberty University is a good option for students interested in a degree in speech communication. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 141 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Radford is a medium-sized public university located in the fringe town of Radford. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 62 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 64 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Longwood in the most recent data year.
Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. This university ranks 21st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 101 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of speech communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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