Communication & Media Studies at Brigham Young University - Idaho

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

BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and approximately 44,481 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from BYU - I.

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.

BYU - I Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

BYU - I Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at BYU - I 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
	461

How Much Do Communications Graduates from BYU - I Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU - I is $29,783. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at BYU - I

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

BYU - I Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 236 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from BYU - I in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU - I since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at BYU - I 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 Brigham Young University - Idaho with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	171
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

BYU - I 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 ID, the home state for Brigham Young University - Idaho.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.