Communication & Media Studies at Bryant 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 Bryant University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 3,674. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Bryant.

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.

Bryant Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Bryant Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Bryant 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
	7
Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	13
	18
	20
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	202
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	211
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	437
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	469
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	481
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	510

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communications from Bryant. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Bryant Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bryant is $44,312. This is 37% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Bryant

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

Bryant Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bryant. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Bryant 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 Bryant University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bryant Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at Bryant awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Bryant does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Bryant, 75% 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 Bryant University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bryant 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 RI, the home state for Bryant University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Editors	200	$66,900
Writers and Authors	180	$63,820
Communications Professors	120	$80,330

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.