Communication & Media Studies at Eckerd College

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 Eckerd College stacks up to those at other schools.

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and has a total student population of 1,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Eckerd.

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.

Eckerd Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Eckerd Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Eckerd 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
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	252
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	489
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	620

Communications Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Eckerd. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eckerd 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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,740	$53,810
Radio and Television Announcers	1,350	$56,960

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.