Communication & Media Studies at Queens University of Charlotte

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 Queens University of Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 2,338 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Queens.

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.

Queens Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Queens

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Queens does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Queens Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Queens 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 Queens 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
	178
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
	289
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	391
	420
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in communications from Queens. This makes it the #16 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Queens Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Queens is $34,515. This is 6% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Queens

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

Queens Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

The communications program at Queens awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Queens since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Queens University of Charlotte with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Queens Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communications master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Queens University of Charlotte with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Queens University of Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660

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 Bz3rk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.