Communication & Media Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of South Florida - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 376 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at USF Tampa 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
	52
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communications from USF Tampa. This makes it the #48 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USF Tampa Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $32,066. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 376 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from USF Tampa. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at USF Tampa are white. This is typical 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 Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	204
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

USF Tampa Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from USF Tampa in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Writers and Authors	1,830	$53,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,740	$53,810
Radio and Television Announcers	1,350	$56,960

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.