Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern California

Every communication and 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 communications program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from USC.

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.

USC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

USC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at USC 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 USC 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	17
	31

In 2021, 211 students received their master’s degree in communications from USC. This makes it the #1 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $46,379. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 43% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 336 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	155
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

USC Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 211 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from USC in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	55
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

USC also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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