by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in speech communication, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Here you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of speech communication, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 4 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 4 | 12 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 3 | 757 |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 3 | 183 |
| Political Communication | 3 | 211 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 3 | — |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 3 | 4,061 |
| Sports Communication | 3 | 1,202 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 2 | 1,080 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 2 | 11,282 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 8,694 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 2,273 |
As a more focused area within Communication, General, speech communication connects to the wider programs in that field.
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