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Communication & Media Studies at Vanderbilt University

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Communication & Media Studies at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In 2021, 18 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

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.

Vanderbilt Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

Vanderbilt Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 28% were men and 72% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 1 students 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists 1,980 $64,170
Editors 1,690 $54,400
Writers and Authors 750 $55,370
Radio and Television Announcers 600 $43,560
Reporters and Correspondents 530 $37,290

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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