Communication & Media Studies at Seattle University

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 Seattle University stacks up to those at other schools.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 7,050. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Seattle U.

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.

Seattle U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Seattle U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Seattle U performed in these rankings.

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 Seattle U 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
	38
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	80

Earnings of Seattle U Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $42,007. This is 30% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Seattle University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Communications Professors	600	$60,370

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.