Communication & Media Studies at University of Bridgeport

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Bridgeport stacks up to those at other schools.

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and approximately 4,155 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UBridgeport.

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.

UBridgeport Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UBridgeport Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UBridgeport compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UBridgeport 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 Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	649
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	656
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	757

Earnings of UBridgeport Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UBridgeport is $28,987. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UBridgeport in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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 User:Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.