Communication & Media Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts Amherst is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Amherst Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

UMass Amherst Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	218
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UMass Amherst 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.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	325

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.