Communication & Media Studies at Florida Atlantic University

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Florida Atlantic University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

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.

FAU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

FAU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at FAU 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.

Communications Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at FAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	88
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

FAU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Florida Atlantic University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	198
Other Communication & Media Studies	10
Communication & Media Studies	2

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Florida Atlantic University.

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
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