Communication & Media Studies at Austin Peay State 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 Austin Peay State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and approximately 10,272 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from Austin Peay State University. About 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Austin Peay State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Austin Peay State University, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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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 Austin Peay State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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