Communication & Media Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. Of the 4,721 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in 2021, 301 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.

Louisiana State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Louisiana State University does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Louisiana State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Louisiana State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Schools	5
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	31
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	67
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In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in communications from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #52 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Louisiana State University Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University is $35,258. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 301 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Louisiana State University. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	219
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Louisiana State University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from Louisiana State University. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Louisiana State University, 63% 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Reporters and Correspondents	460	$57,990
Editors	450	$42,340
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$30,040
Writers and Authors	260	$44,710

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.