Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study communication and 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. Of the 7,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, 174 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at CU - Boulder 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	50
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	537

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from CU - Boulder Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $40,409. This is 25% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The communications program at CU - Boulder awarded 174 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

About 72% 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	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	126
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CU - Boulder, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.