Communication & Media Studies at Monmouth University

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 Monmouth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and approximately 5,674 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University in 2021, 99 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.

Monmouth Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Monmouth Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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 Schools	75
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	174
	291
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	484

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from Monmouth. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Monmouth Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Monmouth is $33,372. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

The communications program at Monmouth awarded 99 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Monmouth 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 Monmouth University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Monmouth Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communications majors earned their master's degree from Monmouth. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Monmouth, 70% 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 Monmouth University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monmouth also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student 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 NJ, the home state for Monmouth University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

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 Apc106 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.