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Communication & Media Studies at University of Florida

Communication & Media Studies at University of Florida

If you are interested in studying communication & 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

  • Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

UF Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

81% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of communications master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UF, 55% 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 Florida with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 197
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 189

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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