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Communication & Media Studies at Boston University

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Communication & Media Studies at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

76% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from Boston U. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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*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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