Communication & Media Studies at University of Kentucky

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

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UK Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UK 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	139
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UK Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

86% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communications master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UK, 86% 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 Kentucky with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	224
Other Communication & Media Studies	2

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530

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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