Communication & Media Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Provo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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 Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

BYU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at BYU 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 BYU

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

BYU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

26% 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 BYU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at BYU 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 - Provo with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

BYU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of communications master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from BYU, 62% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	95

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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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