Communication & Media Studies at High Point University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at High Point University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,617. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

High Point Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

High Point Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at High Point

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

High Point Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 communications majors earned their master's degree from High Point. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. High Point does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from High Point, 75% 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 High Point University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)

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 High Point 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.