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Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University

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Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Fordham 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.

Fordham U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Fordham U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Fordham U 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 Fordham 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
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 121
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 425

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Fordham U Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fordham U is $42,213. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Fordham U. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Fordham 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 92
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

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 NY, the home state for Fordham 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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