Communication & Media Studies at University of North Alabama

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 North Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and has a total student population of 8,086. In 2021, 55 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UNA.

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.

UNA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UNA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UNA 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 UNA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
	602

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UNA Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNA is $26,107. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at UNA

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

UNA Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from UNA. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UNA 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 North Alabama with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNA also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student 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 AL, the home state for University of North Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 User:Altairisfar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.