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Communication & Media Studies at Northern Arizona University

Communication & Media Studies at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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.

NAU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

NAU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NAU, 67% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 10
Communications 2

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists 3,080 $62,500
Editors 1,020 $57,180
Reporters and Correspondents 680 $61,400
Radio and Television Announcers 520 $48,360

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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