Communication & Media Studies at Utah State University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Utah State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year.

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.

USU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

USU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at USU 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 USU

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

USU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at USU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. USU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from USU, 86% 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 Utah State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Utah State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	59

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.