Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 296 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona.

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 Arizona Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona 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
	13
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	129

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from University of Arizona. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $41,289. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 296 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from University of Arizona in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	194
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

University of Arizona Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Arizona, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists	3,080	$62,500
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400
Radio and Television Announcers	520	$48,360

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.