Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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.

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at CU - Boulder 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at CU - Boulder 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	163
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	164
Communication & Media Studies	29

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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
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