Communication & Media Studies at University of West Alabama

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of West Alabama. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,734. Of the 350 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Alabama in 2021, 25 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

University of West Alabama Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Alabama

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University of West Alabama offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

University of West Alabama Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at University of West Alabama compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of West Alabama 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 Master’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	453
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	647

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communications from University of West Alabama. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from University of West Alabama. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at University of West Alabama since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at University of West Alabama are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 West Alabama with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of West Alabama Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 21 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of West Alabama, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from University of West Alabama, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of West Alabama 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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.