Communication & Media Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

MIT Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

MIT Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from MIT. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from MIT, 71% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in communications.

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.