Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 637 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNC Chapel Hill offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	19

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in communications from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #39 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $37,726. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 637 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from UNC Chapel Hill. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	423
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in communications from UNC Chapel Hill. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.