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Communication & Media Studies at University of Phoenix - Arizona

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what University of Phoenix - Arizona has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 89,763. Of the 12,925 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona in 2021, 246 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.

UOPX - Arizona Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at UOPX - Arizona

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UOPX - Arizona does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UOPX - Arizona Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UOPX - Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UOPX - Arizona 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 Schools 4
40
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 88

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UOPX - Arizona Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UOPX - Arizona is $41,894. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 29% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at UOPX - Arizona

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

UOPX - Arizona Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 246 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from UOPX - Arizona. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Phoenix - Arizona with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 70
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 71
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 76

UOPX - Arizona 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 AZ, the home state for University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists 3,080 $62,500
Editors 1,020 $57,180
Reporters and Correspondents 680 $61,400
Radio and Television Announcers 520 $48,360

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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