Communication & Media Studies at University of Idaho

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and approximately 10,791 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.

U of I Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

U of I Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at U of I 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.

Communications Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at U of I since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	14

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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Public Relations Specialists	660	$64,380
Editors	420	$48,160
Reporters and Correspondents	250	$34,390
Writers and Authors	180	$52,570
Radio and Television Announcers	160	$58,430

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
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