Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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.

UNC Chapel Hill does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in communications from UNC Chapel Hill. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 68% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.