Most Popular Schools for Speech Communication and Rhetoric Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.

Rank	School Name	Students	% of Total	Total On-Campus Cost
1	California State University-Fullerton	864	8%	$27,738
2	California State University-Sacramento	566	7%	$26,454
3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	481	4%	$27,367
4	California State University-Long Beach	469	4%	$24,738
5	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	449	4%	$27,638
6	California State University-Northridge	433	4%	$22,969
7	University of Central Florida	397	2%	$22,548
8	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	396	6%	$23,694
9	James Madison University	382	7%	$27,356
10	Florida International University	370	3%	$23,506
11	Arizona State University-Tempe	334	2%	$28,048
12	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	332	3%	$32,443
13	San Diego State University	326	3%	$29,318
14	University of Maryland-College Park	323	3%	$27,146
15	East Carolina University	317	5%	$21,672
16	San Francisco State University	308	4%	$27,480
17	University of Southern California	308	2%	$74,825
18	Bakersfield College	286	8%	$3,179
19	University at Buffalo	285	4%	$27,758
20	Kennesaw State University	276	4%	$25,773
21	University of Connecticut	274	3%	$32,404
22	California State University-Los Angeles	266	4%	$26,139
23	University of Arizona	265	3%	$29,217
24	Michigan State University	255	2%	$28,862
25	San Jose State University	249	3%	$29,193
26	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	247	2%	$30,298
27	Santa Barbara City College	243	7%	$3,054
28	The University of Texas at Austin	242	2%	$26,506
29	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	236	2%	$27,476
30	University of Colorado Boulder	235	3%	$31,044
31	University of Louisville	235	5%	$27,980
32	Ohio University-Main Campus	235	2%	$28,986
33	Purdue University-Main Campus	234	2%	$22,822
34	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	232	3%	$23,977
35	Florida Gulf Coast University	218	7%	$20,390
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	217	2%	$26,025
37	University of South Florida-Main Campus	216	2%	$23,320
38	University of Kentucky	210	3%	$30,101
39	Northern Illinois University	210	4%	$29,117
40	Boise State University	209	4%	$23,076
41	Arizona State University-Skysong	209	3%	$27,521
42	William Paterson University of New Jersey	207	8%	$29,335
43	University of Rhode Island	200	5%	$30,351
44	Florida Atlantic University	195	2%	$24,235
45	California State University-San Bernardino	190	4%	$23,878
46	Fordham University	190	4%	$74,265
47	Northwestern University	189	3%	$74,649
48	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	187	2%	$26,834
49	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	181	3%	$26,231
50	Utah Valley University	180	3%	$6,450
51	University of Iowa	175	3%	$24,239
52	University of Arkansas	173	3%	$25,500
53	University of North Carolina Wilmington	171	4%	$24,982
54	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	171	4%	$33,750
55	University of Hawaii at Manoa	171	4%	$29,858
56	California State University-San Marcos	170	5%	$25,325
57	California State University-Dominguez Hills	163	4%	$23,722
58	Illinois State University	162	3%	$29,758
59	University of Missouri-Columbia	162	2%	$26,766
60	Grand Canyon University	161	1%	$32,100
61	California State University-East Bay	159	3%	$25,143
62	Villanova University	158	5%	$70,728
63	Boston College	155	4%	$73,092
64	Orange Coast College	155	3%	$3,103
65	Mississippi State University	154	3%	$24,957
66	University of Dayton	154	6%	$59,230
67	Portland State University	153	2%	$26,085
68	Santa Monica College	152	2%	$2,888
69	Reedley College	148	8%	$11,802
70	College of Charleston	147	6%	$30,239
71	Salisbury University	145	7%	$25,774
72	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	145	2%	$23,811
73	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	143	5%	$19,062
74	Kean University	143	4%	$30,475
75	California State University-Channel Islands	143	7%	$25,517
76	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	143	2%	$31,510
77	Eastern Michigan University	142	3%	$26,196
78	Coastal Carolina University	142	7%	$25,520
79	De Anza College	141	5%	$3,478
80	The University of Alabama	141	2%	$29,872
81	St John's University-New York	140	4%	$61,408
82	University of Delaware	138	3%	$29,342
83	Loyola Marymount University	138	6%	$67,369
84	University of Maryland-University College	137	1%	$7,416
85	Eastern Washington University	135	5%	$23,011
86	University of Kansas	134	2%	$26,566
87	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	133	1%	$36,652
88	Bridgewater State University	133	5%	$26,811
89	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	132	2%	$24,035
90	Syracuse University	129	2%	$70,636
91	SUNY Oneonta	129	8%	$25,028
92	Foothill College	129	6%	$3,078
93	California State University-Fresno	128	2%	$21,418
94	Minnesota State University-Mankato	127	4%	$20,482
95	Grand Valley State University	124	2%	$24,948
96	University of Georgia	123	1%	$26,688
97	California State University-Chico	122	3%	$24,624
98	Ramapo College of New Jersey	122	8%	$31,572
99	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	121	3%	$21,297
100	Sonoma State University	120	5%	$26,626

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Speech Communication and Rhetoric program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.