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Communication & Media Studies at Utah State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Utah State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Utah State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 279

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communications from USU. This makes it the #182 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

65% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at USU awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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About 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

USU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

80% Women
Of the 5 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USU, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from USU, 100% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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