Communication & Media Studies at University of Louisiana at Monroe

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Monroe has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

ULM Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

ULM Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from ULM. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. ULM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Reporters and Correspondents	460	$57,990
Editors	450	$42,340
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$30,040
Writers and Authors	260	$44,710

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.