Communication & Media Studies at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from UA. About 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UA, 71% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$37,770
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Radio and Television Announcers	240	$31,880

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.