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Communication & Media Studies at George Mason University

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Communication & Media Studies at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

GMU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

GMU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

74% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from GMU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from GMU, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $49,530
Radio and Television Announcers 580 $43,660

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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