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

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

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies 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.

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.

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

72% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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About 63% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 329
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

79% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of communications master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 57% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 446
Speech Communication 222

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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