Communication & Media Studies at Saint Louis University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Saint Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from SLU.

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.

SLU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SLU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

SLU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at SLU 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 Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	9
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	35
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	120
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	260
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in communications from SLU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SLU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at SLU is $33,947. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from SLU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at SLU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from SLU, 77% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in communications.

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

SLU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.