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Communication & Media Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Communication & Media Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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 Boston Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UMass Boston Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UMass Boston 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 Boston

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

UMass Boston Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 30
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications 108

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 - Boston.

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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