Communication & Media Studies at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888.

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.

ULM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

ULM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at ULM 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 ULM

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

ULM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at ULM 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 Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ULM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Louisiana at Monroe. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Monroe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	30
Speech Communication	6

Related Majors

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 Monroe.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.