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Communication & Media Studies at Florida Atlantic University

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Communication & Media Studies at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

FAU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

FAU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in communications from FAU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists 12,050 $60,920
Editors 4,190 $58,200
Writers and Authors 1,830 $53,140
Reporters and Correspondents 1,740 $53,810
Radio and Television Announcers 1,350 $56,960

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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