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Communication & Media Studies at Troy University

51 Bachelor's Degrees
#573 Overall Quality
$18,789 Bachelor's Salary
The Communication & Media Studies major is part of the communication & journalism program at Troy University.

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, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how TROY ranks in comparison to other schools with communications programs.

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Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available at TROY

TROY Communications Rankings

The bachelor's program at TROY was ranked #573 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #9 in Alabama.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 279
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Veterans 288
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) 292
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 301
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) 306
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 327
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid) 332
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid) 353
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) 397
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) 417
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) 442
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) 454
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) 454
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) 463
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) 475
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) 476
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 552
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 573
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates 580
Highest Paid Communication & Media Studies Graduates 604

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Troy University handed out 51 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies. This is an increase of 24% over the previous year when 41 degrees were handed out.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from TROY Make?

$18,789 Bachelor's Median Salary
$47,618 Master's Median Salary

Salary of Communications Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Communications majors who earn their bachelor's degree from TROY go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $18,789 a year. This is less than $32,435, which is the national median of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Salary of Communications Graduates with a Master's Degree

Graduates of the master's communications program at TROY make a median salary of $47,618. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all communications graduates with a master's is $47,008.

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How Much Student Debt Do Communications Graduates from TROY Have?

$23,250 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Communications Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at TROY, communications students borrow a median amount of $23,250 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all communications bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,333.

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Communications Student Diversity at TROY

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

TROY Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from TROY, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 67% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Troy University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 34
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 62
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 31
Journalism 10

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