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Communication & Media Studies at Boston University

Communication & Media Studies at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Boston 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 19
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications 456

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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