Communication & Media Studies at Fairfield University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Fairfield University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 70 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairfield U.

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.

Fairfield U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Fairfield U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Fairfield U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Fairfield U 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
	13
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	181

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communications from Fairfield U. This makes it the #182 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Fairfield U Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairfield U is $45,767. This is 41% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fairfield U. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Fairfield U Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Fairfield U, 80% 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 Fairfield University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fairfield U also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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 Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.