Communication & Media Studies at Bellarmine University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Bellarmine University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bellarmine U is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 3,293. In 2021, 41 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Bellarmine U.

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.

Bellarmine U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Bellarmine U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Bellarmine U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Bellarmine U 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	143
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	151
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	331
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	353
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	428

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from Bellarmine U. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Bellarmine U Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bellarmine U is $34,932. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Bellarmine U

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

Bellarmine U Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Bellarmine U since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Bellarmine U 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 Bellarmine University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Bellarmine U Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in communications from Bellarmine U. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Bellarmine U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Bellarmine U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 KY, the home state for Bellarmine University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530

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 Braindrain0000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.