Communication & Media Studies at Northern Kentucky University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

NKU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

NKU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from NKU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from NKU, 88% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.