Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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 Colorado Boulder stacks up to those at other schools.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% 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 Boulder with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.