Communication & Media Studies at High Point University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at High Point University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,617. In 2021, 89 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from High Point.

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.

High Point Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

High Point Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at High Point compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at High Point 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	93

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in communications from High Point. This makes it the #94 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at High Point

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

High Point Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from High Point, about 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at High Point since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at High Point 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 High Point University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

High Point Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 communications majors earned their master's degree from High Point. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from High Point, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 NC, the home state for High Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660

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
• Image Credit: By LancerE under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.