Communication & Media Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from U-M.

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-M Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

U-M Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at U-M 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communications from U-M. This is the #266 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of U-M Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $45,761. This is 41% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	175
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

U-M also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.