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Communication & Media Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4 Bachelor's Degrees
7 Master's Degrees
The Communication & Media Studies major is part of the communication & journalism program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how MIT ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in communications.

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Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available at MIT

MIT Communications Rankings

The communications major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Popularity of Communications at MIT

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology handed out 4 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies. This is a decrease of 43% over the previous year when 7 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communications from MIT. This makes it the #144 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Diversity at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from MIT. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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The majority of the graduates for this major are Asian American. In the graduating class of 2021, 75% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in communications.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

MIT Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at MIT awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at MIT are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in communications.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 60
Journalism 6

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