Communication & Media Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year.

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.

Colorado State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Colorado State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Colorado State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Colorado State 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	95
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Colorado State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communications master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Colorado State, 67% 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	194
Other Communication & Media Studies	8

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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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