Communication & Media Studies at National University

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

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

National University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

National University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from National University in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.