Communication & Media Studies at Auburn University at Montgomery

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

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,212. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from AUM.

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.

AUM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

AUM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at AUM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at AUM 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	647

Earnings of AUM Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at AUM is $20,321. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from AUM. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AUM also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.