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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406.

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.

Clemson Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Clemson Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Clemson, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Clemson, 69% 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 Clemson University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Editors	820	$46,630
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$46,660
Radio and Television Announcers	220	$49,430

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
• Image Credit: By hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.