Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856.

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.

DU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

DU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at DU 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

DU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communications master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from DU, 60% 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 Denver with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	76
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	278
Communication & Media Studies	9
Other Communication & Media Studies	7

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Journalism

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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

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