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

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

IUPUI Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• 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

Of the 5 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IUPUI, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from IUPUI, 80% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.