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Communication & Media Studies at American University

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Communication & Media Studies at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received their master's degree in communications.

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.

The American University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

The American University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

87% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of communications master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists 17,310 $107,490
Editors 3,330 $89,710
Reporters and Correspondents 1,610 $100,550
Writers and Authors 1,250 $101,690
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $85,030

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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