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Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma 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 - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364.

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 Tacoma Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UW Tacoma Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UW Tacoma 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.

Communications Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Tacoma since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 92

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 - Tacoma 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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