Communication & Media Studies at Florida International 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 Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 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.

FIU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

FIU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at FIU awarded 111 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	17
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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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 FL, the home state for Florida International 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.