Communication & Media Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 15,892.

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.

UNOMAHA Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

56% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communications master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. UNOMAHA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UNOMAHA, 89% 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska at Omaha. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	8

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Editors	460	$47,910
Reporters and Correspondents	390	$39,510
Radio and Television Announcers	330	$38,940
Writers and Authors	220	$45,280

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
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