Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma 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 - 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UW Tacoma.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at UW Tacoma 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	198
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255

Earnings of UW Tacoma Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $37,823. This is 17% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UW Tacoma in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	35
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.