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Communication & Media Studies at Auburn University

Communication & Media Studies at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 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.

Auburn Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Auburn Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

92% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communications master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Auburn, 77% 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 Auburn 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 1
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Auburn University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Communication & Media Studies 8

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists 1,890 $53,890
Reporters and Correspondents 480 $37,770
Communications Professors 250 $64,270
Radio and Television Announcers 240 $31,880

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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