The Communications Major at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 24,723.

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 Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

CU Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	7

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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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
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