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Communication & Media Studies at North Carolina Central University

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Communication & Media Studies at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 8,078 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from North Carolina Central University.

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.

North Carolina Central University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

North Carolina Central University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how North Carolina Central University 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 North Carolina Central 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 262
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 459
624
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 629
651

How Much Do Communications Graduates from North Carolina Central University Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at North Carolina Central University is $23,057. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from North Carolina Central University, about 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at North Carolina Central University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina Central University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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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