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Communication & Media Studies at Mercyhurst University

Communication & Media Studies at Mercyhurst University

Every communication & 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 Mercyhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

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.

Mercyhurst Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Mercyhurst Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Mercyhurst 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Mercyhurst University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercyhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies 3
Speech Communication 1

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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists 8,390 $61,510
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Writers and Authors 1,400 $60,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,330 $39,600
Communications Professors 1,280 $76,720

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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