Communication & Media Studies at Boise State University

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Boise State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069.

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.

Boise State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Boise State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Boise 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 Boise State

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

Boise State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Boise State 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	150
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Boise State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Boise State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	125
Other Communication & Media Studies	75

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Public Relations Specialists	660	$64,380
Editors	420	$48,160
Reporters and Correspondents	250	$34,390
Writers and Authors	180	$52,570
Radio and Television Announcers	160	$58,430

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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