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Communication & Media Studies at Southern University and A & M College

Communication & Media Studies at Southern University and A & M College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Southern University and A & M College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 6,917 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.

Southern University and A & M College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Southern University and A & M College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Southern University and A & M College 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 Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern University and A & M College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% 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 Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 49
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern University and A & M College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 29

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 LA, the home state for Southern University and A & M College.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists 1,350 $53,390
Reporters and Correspondents 460 $57,990
Editors 450 $42,340
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $30,040
Writers and Authors 260 $44,710

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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