Communication & Media Studies at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and approximately 12,582 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in 2021, 86 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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 Utah University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Utah University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southern Utah University offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Utah University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	19
	20
Best Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	22
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	52
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	55
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
	185
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	240
	519

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communications from Southern Utah University. This makes it the #48 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Southern Utah University Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Utah University is $28,800. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Utah University, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	66
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Utah University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 20 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Utah University, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Southern Utah University, 85% 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 Southern Utah University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Utah University 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 UT, the home state for Southern Utah University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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 No Author Name under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.