Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Florida

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881.

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.

UCF Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UCF Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UCF 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.

Communications Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	125
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCF Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Central Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	470

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,740	$53,810
Radio and Television Announcers	1,350	$56,960

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.