Communication & Media Studies at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,202. In 2021, 5 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from MCLA.

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.

MCLA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

MCLA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at MCLA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	604
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	719
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	836
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	1,040

Communications Student Demographics at MCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

MCLA Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from MCLA in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in communications.

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

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

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.