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Communication & Media Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

Communication & Media Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UMCP Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 11

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Public Relations Specialists 3,250 $71,030
Editors 2,280 $59,560
Writers and Authors 920 $75,430
Reporters and Correspondents 490 $60,170
Radio and Television Announcers 440 $57,430

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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