Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UNR.

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.

UNR Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UNR Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UNR 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, 7 students received their master’s degree in communications from UNR. This makes it the #144 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $40,848. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNR Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 communications majors earned their master's degree from UNR. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UNR, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNR also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$62,550
Editors	460	$56,790
Writers and Authors	310	$53,730
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$47,900
Radio and Television Announcers	220	$42,360

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.