Communication & Media Studies at Rider University
Every communication & 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 Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year.
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.
Rider Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Rider Communication & Media Studies Rankings
The communications major at Rider 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 Rider
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Rider University.
Rider Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rider University with a bachelor's in communications.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 15 |
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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.
| Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialists | 3,850 | $75,670 |
| Editors | 3,130 | $74,130 |
| Writers and Authors | 1,050 | $81,160 |
| Communications Professors | 940 | $92,200 |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 590 | $61,180 |
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 Magneticcarpet under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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