Communication & Media Studies at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UAlbany 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAlbany Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communications master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University at Albany. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	269

Related Majors

• Journalism

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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
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