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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

2 Colleges in Nevada
318 Bachelor's Degrees
$38,097 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Nevada

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies.

Top Nevada Schools for a Bachelor's in Communications

1
248 Annual Graduates
$35,346 Median Starting Salary
$20,624 Median Student Debt

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, communications bachelor's recipients generally earn around $35,346 at the beginning of their careers.

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2
58 Annual Graduates
$40,848 Median Starting Salary
$17,688 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies has to take a look at University of Nevada - Reno. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the communication & media studies major at University of Nevada - Reno get $2,751 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 262 7,630
Washington 226 1,076
Oregon 185 382
Hawaii 112 244
Alaska 75 7

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 177
Communication & Media Studies 129
Communications 12

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 124

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