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Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Missouri

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Missouri. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and approximately 9,959 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

UCM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCM does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UCM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at UCM awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UCM, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists 4,860 $59,940
Editors 1,160 $55,460
Radio and Television Announcers 890 $35,540
Communications Professors 660 $76,730
Writers and Authors 650 $57,420

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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