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Communication & Media Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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Communication & Media Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. Of the 3,343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus in 2021, 149 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

UNH Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UNH Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how UNH performed in these rankings.

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 UNH 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
26
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 122
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 189

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UNH Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $42,689. This is 32% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from UNH. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 115
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Public Relations Specialists 1,180 $59,970
Editors 400 $57,750
Writers and Authors 340 $56,850
Radio and Television Announcers 170 $34,330
Reporters and Correspondents 160 $44,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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