Communication & Media Studies at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

NKU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at NKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NKU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communications master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NKU, 100% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	58

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.