Communication & Media Studies at The University of Montana

If you plan to study communication and 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. In 2021, 43 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UM.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UM 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	189
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	239
	347
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	369
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	466

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from UM. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UM Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $33,096. This is 2% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 43 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UM, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 74% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from UM. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UM, 100% 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	0

UM also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.