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Communications at Fordham University

If you plan to study Communications, take a look at what Fordham University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Fordham University is located in Bronx, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 98 communications degrees were granted at Fordham University.

Online & Distance Learning at Fordham University

Online coursework is an option at Fordham University. Of 16,150 students, 1,147 (7%) studied exclusively online and 1,403 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Communications graduates at Fordham University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Communications graduates at Fordham University are 86% women (84) and 14% men (14).

Communications Bachelor’s Program at Fordham University

Of the 98 bachelor’s communications degrees awarded at Fordham University, 86% were women (84) and 14% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Fordham University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	60
Hispanic / Latino	13
Black / African American	3
Asian	7
Two or More Races	9
International (Nonresident)	6

Minority students account for 33% of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Fordham University, lower than the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Communications Graduates

Graduates of the Communications program at Fordham University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Communications graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.