Communication & Media Studies at Syracuse University
If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Syracuse University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.
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.
Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Rankings
There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Communications Student Demographics at Syracuse
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Syracuse University.
Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in communications.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Communication & Media Studies | 8 |
Speech Communication | 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Public Relations Specialists | 24,510 | $74,000 |
Editors | 19,140 | $83,070 |
Writers and Authors | 7,410 | $86,380 |
Reporters and Correspondents | 4,540 | $81,930 |
Communications Professors | 3,080 | $90,470 |
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 Justing under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.