Communication & Media Studies at University of Maine

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

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.

UMaine Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UMaine Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UMaine 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UMaine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UMaine, 75% 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 Maine with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
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 Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	44
Communication & Media Studies	11

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Public Relations Specialists	1,390	$57,510
Editors	360	$50,650
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$42,650
Radio and Television Announcers	220	$36,810
Communications Professors	100	$62,060

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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