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Communication & Media Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Communication & Media Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 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.

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

77% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Columbia awarded 84 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 34
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists 24,510 $74,000
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380
Reporters and Correspondents 4,540 $81,930
Communications Professors 3,080 $90,470

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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