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Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken is located in Aiken, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,944. Of the 602 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Aiken in 2021, 23 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.

UofSC Aiken Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UofSC Aiken Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UofSC Aiken 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 UofSC Aiken 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 288
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 334
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 422
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 442
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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 576

Earnings of UofSC Aiken Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC Aiken is $29,827. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at UofSC Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UofSC Aiken in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UofSC Aiken since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UofSC Aiken 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 South Carolina - Aiken with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UofSC Aiken 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Aiken.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists 2,070 $54,860
Editors 820 $46,630
Reporters and Correspondents 480 $46,660
Radio and Television Announcers 220 $49,430

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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