College Scholarship Search College Search Career Exploration College Admissions Articles Financial Aid and Student Loan Calculators Compare Student Loans
Username Password
Search:

Overview for Speech and Rhetorical Studies

A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges.

Careers for Speech and Rhetorical Studies Majors

A major in Speech and Rhetorical Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Speech and Rhetorical Studies

Top 15 California Colleges with the highest percentage of Speech and Rhetorical Studies among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
 344
(5.2%)
Highly Selective$13,562 
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
 272
(4.2%)
Highly Selective$13,924 
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
 200
(3.0%)
Moderately Selective$13,872 
Free College Scholarship's $10,000 Drawing
Next Deadline: February 20
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
 142
(2.6%)
Moderately Selective$13,932 
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
 76
(2.5%)
Less Selective$14,178 
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
 86
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$14,162 
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
 49
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$13,828 
CollegeToolkit.com is on Facebook!
Combine our college search functionality with Facebook's community features
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
 65
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$13,857 
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
 55
(1.5%)
Highly Selective$15,213 
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
 19
(1.4%)
Less Selective$14,318 
1 2
If you have registered as a Student on College Toolkit, the tuition is in-state, if applicable. Otherwise, tuition values are for out-of-state students.

Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.