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Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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 Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UofSC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UofSC 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.

Communications Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UofSC 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 - Columbia with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 65
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 105

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 - Columbia.

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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