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Communications at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Communications at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you plan to study communications, take a look at what University of Massachusetts Amherst has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Amherst Communications Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

UMass Amherst Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at UMass Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Communications Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communication arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication arts 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 communication arts.

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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 Communications Master’s Program

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

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

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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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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