Communication & Media Studies at Xavier University

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 Xavier University stacks up to those at other schools.

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 7,061 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Xavier.

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.

Xavier Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Xavier Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Xavier 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 Xavier 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
	159
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	905

Communications Student Demographics at Xavier

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

Xavier Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from Xavier in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Xavier since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050

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 Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.