Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 440 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	49
	161

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #122 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of IU Bloomington Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $35,709. This is 10% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from IU Bloomington in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	313
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

IU Bloomington Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from IU Bloomington, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.