Communication & Media Studies at Temple University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & 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 Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236.

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.

Temple Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Temple Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Temple 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 Temple

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

Temple Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Temple Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
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 Temple University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	103

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,330	$39,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720

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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