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Communication & Media Studies at University of South Dakota

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Communication & Media Studies at University of South Dakota

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 South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

USD Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

USD Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from USD in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from USD, 75% 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 South Dakota 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 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists 660 $51,240
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $31,630
Reporters and Correspondents 220 $32,390
Editors 150 $48,100
Public Address System Announcers 80 $28,180

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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