Communication & Media Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. In 2021, 16 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from FDU.

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.

FDU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

FDU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at FDU 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 FDU 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
	486
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	522
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553

How Much Do Communications Graduates from FDU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at FDU is $29,108. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from FDU in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at FDU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)

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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.