Communication & Media Studies at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and has a total student population of 16,094.

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.

University of Akron Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

University of Akron Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Communications Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from University of Akron Main Campus in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from University of Akron Main Campus, 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 University of Akron Main Campus 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

University of Akron Main Campus 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
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.