Communication & Media Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UMCP Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 communications majors earned their master's degree from UMCP. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UMCP, 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in communications.

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.