Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 404 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UW Seattle.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	22

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communications from UW Seattle. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UW Seattle Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $37,823. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 404 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	152
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UW Seattle Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UW Seattle, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.