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Communication & Media Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Communication & Media Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UAB Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

UAB Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

81% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from UAB. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UAB, 69% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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