Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 150 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

KU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at KU 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	527

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications from KU. This makes it the #122 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of KU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $35,383. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from KU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	99
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

KU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in communications from KU. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from KU, 67% 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 Kansas with a master's in communications.

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

KU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Editors	530	$50,390
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$47,180
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.