Communication & Media Studies at University of Pennsylvania

Every communication & 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 Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UPenn Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UPenn 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UPenn Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communications master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies	94
Communications	2

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,330	$39,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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