Communication & Media Studies at Adams State University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Adams State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and approximately 3,164 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Adams State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Adams State since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Adams State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies	2

Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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