Communication & Media Studies at University of Memphis

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UofM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UofM 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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 Memphis with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

80% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communications master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	79

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Radio and Television Announcers	600	$43,560
Reporters and Correspondents	530	$37,290

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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