Communication & Media Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

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. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 84 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.

BYU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

BYU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these rankings.

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 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
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in communications from BYU. This makes it the #101 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 6% more men than average.

About 81% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	68
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

BYU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 communications majors earned their master's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from BYU, 73% 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	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Publishing
• Journalism
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.