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Communication & Media Studies at Georgia State University

Communication & Media Studies at Georgia State University

Every communication & 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 Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Georgia State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Georgia State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of communications master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 96

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists 4,920 $62,070
Editors 2,190 $61,330
Reporters and Correspondents 1,230 $51,140
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260
Radio and Television Announcers 750 $57,400

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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