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Communication & Media Studies at Cornell University

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Communication & Media Studies at Cornell University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Cornell Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Cornell 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 3

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from Cornell. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $44,071. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Cornell awarded 87 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 39
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Cornell Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Cornell in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in communications.

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists 24,510 $74,000
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380
Reporters and Correspondents 4,540 $81,930
Communications Professors 3,080 $90,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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