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Communication & Media Studies at University of North Georgia

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Communication & Media Studies at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and has a total student population of 19,793. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UNG.

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.

UNG Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UNG Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 UNG 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 275
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 284
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 431
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Earnings of UNG Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $31,220. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 76 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UNG in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UNG 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 66
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UNG 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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists 4,920 $62,070
Editors 2,190 $61,330
Reporters and Correspondents 1,230 $51,140
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260
Radio and Television Announcers 750 $57,400

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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