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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Missouri

8 Colleges in Missouri
664 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 664 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in Missouri 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

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 Missouri list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in Missouri

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 Missouri Schools in Speech Communication

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
191 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in speech communication. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 191 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
87 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you want to pursue a degree in speech communication. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 87 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO
36 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Northwest Missouri State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in speech communication. Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Maryville. This university ranks 20th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 36 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MO
78 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in speech communication has to take a look at Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cape Girardeau. This university ranks 23rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 78 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
65 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #674 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 65 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO
35 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Truman State is a small public university located in the town of Kirksville. A Best Colleges rank of #800 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Truman State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO
51 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 51 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.

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Avila University
Kansas City, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MO
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Avila is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 34th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 14 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Avila in the most recent data year.

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Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 408
Iowa 648 440
Kansas 599 357
Nebraska 500 118
North Dakota 416 19
South Dakota 381 58

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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
Communications 190
Communication & Media Studies 102
Other Communication & Media Studies 9

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