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Communication & Media Studies at University of Florida

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Communication & Media Studies at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year.

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.

UF Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UF Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 129 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UF, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UF, 63% 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 Florida with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 81
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists 12,050 $60,920
Editors 4,190 $58,200
Writers and Authors 1,830 $53,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,740 $53,810
Radio and Television Announcers 1,350 $56,960

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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