Communication & Media Studies at Boston University

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 Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,788 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 397 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in communications from Boston U. This makes it the #15 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boston U Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $41,873. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 29% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 397 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Boston U. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	166
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 communications majors earned their master's degree from Boston U. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.