Communication & Media Studies at Grand Canyon University

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 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.

Grand Canyon University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Grand Canyon University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Grand Canyon University 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 Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	108
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Grand Canyon University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

73% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Canyon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	230
Communications	115

Public Relations & Advertising

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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists	3,080	$62,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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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