Communication & Media Studies at University of Northern Colorado

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 Northern Colorado stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from University of Northern Colorado.

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.

University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at University of Northern Colorado 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 University of Northern Colorado 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 Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	160
	171
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from University of Northern Colorado. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of University of Northern Colorado Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $35,856. This is 11% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from University of Northern Colorado. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Northern Colorado are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Northern Colorado, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from University of Northern Colorado, 83% 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 Northern Colorado with a master's in communications.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.