Communication & Media Studies at Northern Arizona 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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 6,331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 83 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.

NAU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

NAU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 NAU 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 Communication & Media Studies Schools	193
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	773

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

How Much Do Communications Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $35,934. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at NAU 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NAU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communications master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NAU, 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in communications.

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

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists	3,080	$62,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.