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Communication & Media Studies at Portland State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Portland State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Portland State University in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Portland State University, 86% 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 Portland State University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Public Relations Specialists 3,210 $66,800
Editors 1,080 $55,610
Writers and Authors 700 $69,050
Reporters and Correspondents 450 $48,960
Communications Professors 390 $80,700

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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