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Communications at Cornell University

Communications at Cornell University

Every communications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication arts program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

Cornell Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication arts, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Communications Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went 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 communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 27
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Cornell Communications Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went 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 master's in communication arts.

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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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