Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 communications program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	104
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	411

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Communications Professors	600	$60,370

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.