Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 media studies program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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 Media Studies

UofSC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The media studies 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.

Media Studies Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the media studies 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 media studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in media studies 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 media studies.

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

Careers That Media Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in media studies 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
Editors	820	$46,630
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$46,660
Communications Professors	160	$65,620

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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