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Communication & Media Studies at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from NKU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how NKU performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 132
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 312
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 328
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 663

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from NKU. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NKU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $36,949. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

60% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at NKU awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 82% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NKU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

25% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from NKU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were 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 39% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NKU, 88% 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.

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

NKU 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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