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Communication & Media Studies at East Carolina University

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Communication & Media Studies at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. 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.

ECU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

ECU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

88% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of communications master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from ECU, 60% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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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