Communication & Media Studies at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UofM.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UofM does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UofM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UofM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Schools	15
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	202
	222
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	685

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communications from UofM. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UofM Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $24,664. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 73 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofM, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

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	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UofM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at UofM awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UofM, 100% 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 Memphis with a master's in communications.

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

UofM also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.