Communication & Media Studies at The University of Montana

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what The University of Montana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UM, 67% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at The University of Montana. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Montana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	45

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Public Relations Specialists	440	$56,720
Reporters and Correspondents	290	$29,270
Editors	220	$41,030
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,150
Communications Professors	120	$59,700

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.