Communication & Media Studies at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

Stanford Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Stanford Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

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