Communications Technologies & Support at American University

Every communications technologies and support school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications technologies and support program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support from The American University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications Technologies & Support section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support
• Master’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

The American University Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications technologies and support programs across the country. The following shows how The American University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications technologies and support major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications Technologies & Support. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	4
Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Communications Technology/Support Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Schools	127

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in communications technologies and support from The American University. This makes it the #8 most popular school for communications technologies and support master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications technologies and support majors at American University.

The American University Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support from The American University. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical communications technologies and support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The American University Communications Technologies & Support Master’s Program

The communications technologies and support program at The American University awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in communications technologies and support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The American University also has a doctoral program available in communications technologies and support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

If you plan to be a communications technologies and support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Audiovisual Communications	30

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	900	$65,090
Broadcast Technicians	660	$81,150
Printing Press Operators	530	$80,680
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	420	$77,770
Data Entry Keyers	370	$43,290

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
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.