Communications Technologies & Support at Point Park University

If you are interested in studying communications technologies and support, you may want to check out the program at Point Park University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. Of the 616 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Park University in 2021, 13 of them were communications technologies and support majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications Technologies & Support section at the bottom of this page.

Point Park Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support
• Master’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

Point Park Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications technologies and support programs across the country. The following shows how Point Park 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 technologies and support major at Point Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications Technologies & Support. 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 Communications Technology/Support Schools	178

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications technologies and support from Point Park. This makes it the #15 most popular school for communications technologies and support master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at Point Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications technologies and support majors at Point Park University.

Point Park Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support from Point Park. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical communications technologies and support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Point Park since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications technologies and support at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in communications technologies and support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Point Park Communications Technologies & Support Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in communications technologies and support from Point Park. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a communications technologies and support master's degree from Point Park, 75% 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 Point Park University with a master's in communications technologies and support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in communications technologies and support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

Communications Technologies & Support majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Point Park University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Communications	13
Communications Technology	8

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications technologies and support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Point Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Printing Press Operators	9,770	$39,150
Data Entry Keyers	7,290	$33,360
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	2,410	$45,890
Prepress Technicians	1,440	$42,180
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	870	$46,350

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.