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Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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.

IUPUI Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

IUPUI Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from IUPUI, 83% 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $53,870
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

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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