Communication & Media Studies at University of Miami

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

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and approximately 17,809 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from U Miami.

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.

U Miami Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

U Miami Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at U Miami 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from U Miami. This makes it the #161 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.

Earnings of U Miami Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at U Miami is $24,581. 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 U Miami

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

U Miami Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Miami with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U Miami Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at U Miami awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. U Miami does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,740	$53,810
Radio and Television Announcers	1,350	$56,960

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 Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.