Communications at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

If you are interested in studying communications, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications section at the bottom of this page.

UCCS Communications Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts
Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

Online Classes Are Available at UCCS

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, UCCS does offer online courses in communication arts for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UCCS Communications Rankings

Communication Arts Student Demographics at UCCS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication arts majors at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

UCCS Communications Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication arts master's degree from UCCS, 67% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in communication arts.

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

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