Communications Schools

There are 1,359 accredited communications schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of communications classes at one of these schools, you play a essential role in shaping the future of this growing field. The trends in the communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes communications training at the following levels:

Communications Certificate
Associates degree in Communications
Bachelors degree in Communications
Masters degree in Communications
PhD degree in Communications

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Communications professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
480,200	487,170	488,070	463,890	439,660

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

There were 439,660 communications professionals working in the US in 2010. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has shrunk by 8%.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. This trend is expected to slow down by the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Communications professionals

10th percentile	$22,193
25th percentile	$29,220
50th percentile	$40,194
75th percentile	$56,860
90th percentile	$80,476

In 2010, the median salary earned by communications professionals around the nation, was $40,194 per year. The median yearly salary for communications professionals in the US was 30% less than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Communications

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$36,600	$37,904	$38,387	$39,356	$40,194

Light Blue: Salaries

Communications professionals' salaries have seen a 10% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Communications Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,911	2,000	2,163	2,543	2,757
44,792	45,138	45,959	47,149	49,856
412	425	420	475	512
4,500	4,222	4,379	4,618	4,881
774	810	789	1,182	1,311

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Communications
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Communications
Red: Doctorates Degree in Communications
Light blue: Master's Degree in Communications
Grey: Certificate in Communications

The career outlook for communications professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the year 2006 there were 52,389 students who graduated from communications degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 59,317 students graduating from communications schools.

This represents a 13% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from communications courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Communications Programs offered Nationwide

associate	216
bachelor	1,261
master	307
doctor	75
Certificate	93
Total	1,952

The number of schools offering communications programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 1168 communications schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 1359 schools.

Communications Faculty Salaries

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