Communication & Media Studies at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 13 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Hofstra Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

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 Hofstra 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
	195
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	213
	239
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from Hofstra. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Hofstra 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.