Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from CU Anschutz.

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 Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

CU Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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 Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communications from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #144 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from CU Anschutz Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $37,733. This is 16% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	49
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CU Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in communications from CU Anschutz. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from CU Anschutz, 57% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.