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Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Purdue, 60% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 112
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 242

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $53,870
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

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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