Communication & Media Studies at University of Hartford

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

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 6,493. In 2021, 50 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UHart.

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.

UHart Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UHart Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UHart 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 UHart 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
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	272
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
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In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in communications from UHart. This makes it the #73 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UHart Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UHart is $31,472. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from UHart. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UHart Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communications master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. UHart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Hartford with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 CT, the home state for University of Hartford.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.