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Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856. Of the 1,689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Denver in 2021, 105 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.

DU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DU

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

DU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at DU 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools 30
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 40

In 2021, 155 students received their master’s degree in communications from DU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of DU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at DU is $40,525. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

75% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 105 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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About 70% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 74
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

DU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

82% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at DU awarded 155 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 93
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

DU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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