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Communication & Media Studies at Towson University

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Communication & Media Studies at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In 2021, 152 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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.

Towson Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Towson Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Towson 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 Towson 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
169

Earnings of Towson Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $37,094. This is 14% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Towson. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 90
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Public Relations Specialists 3,250 $71,030
Editors 2,280 $59,560
Writers and Authors 920 $75,430
Reporters and Correspondents 490 $60,170
Radio and Television Announcers 440 $57,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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