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Communication & Media Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Communication & Media Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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.

UL Lafayette Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UL Lafayette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UL Lafayette Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UL Lafayette, 58% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 29
Speech Communication 17

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists 1,350 $53,390
Reporters and Correspondents 460 $57,990
Editors 450 $42,340
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $30,040
Writers and Authors 260 $44,710

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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