Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 149 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Purdue 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	2

In 2021, 186 students received their master’s degree in communications from Purdue. This makes it the #2 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $37,574. This is 16% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	91
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 186 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Purdue, 73% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	135
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.