Communication & Journalism at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what University of Nevada - Las Vegas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UNLV Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of communication and journalism master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UNLV, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	11

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$62,550
Producers and Directors	800	$67,190
Photographers	770	$35,010

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.