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Largest speech communication and rhetoric programs in Kentucky
Kentucky speech communication and rhetoric programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Kentucky | Lexington | Public, 4-year | 245 |
| 2 | University of Louisville | Louisville | Public, 4-year | 100 |
| 3 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | Public, 4-year | 62 |
| 4 | Bellarmine University | Louisville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 39 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | Public, 4-year | 26 |
| 7 | University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 8 | University of Pikeville | Pikeville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 9 | Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 10 | Morehead State University | Morehead | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 11 | Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 12 | Transylvania University | Lexington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 13 | Spalding University | Louisville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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