Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959. In 2021, 29 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UCM.

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.

UCM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UCM does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UCM 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
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in communications from UCM. This makes it the #57 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UCM Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCM is $30,761. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCM, about 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UCM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Missouri with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 18 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCM, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UCM, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCM 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Radio and Television Announcers	890	$35,540
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.