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Communication & Media Studies at Samford University

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Communication & Media Studies at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. In 2021, 22 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Samford.

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.

Samford Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Samford Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 Samford 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
22
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 689

Communications Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Samford awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists 1,890 $53,890
Reporters and Correspondents 480 $37,770
Communications Professors 250 $64,270
Radio and Television Announcers 240 $31,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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