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

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

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

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
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • 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
Total1,952

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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States

  1. Communications Schools in California145 Schools
  2. Communications Schools in New York96 Schools
  3. Communications Schools in Pennsylvania90 Schools
  4. Communications Schools in Texas80 Schools
  5. Communications Schools in Ohio54 Schools
  6. Communications Schools in Illinois49 Schools
  7. Communications Schools in Michigan45 Schools
  8. Communications Schools in Massachusetts42 Schools
  9. Communications Schools in North Carolina40 Schools
  10. Communications Schools in Missouri39 Schools
  11. Communications Schools in Indiana39 Schools
  12. Communications Schools in Florida36 Schools
  13. Communications Schools in Wisconsin36 Schools
  14. Communications Schools in Iowa31 Schools
  15. Communications Schools in Kansas31 Schools
  16. Communications Schools in Minnesota30 Schools
  17. Communications Schools in Georgia28 Schools
  18. Communications Schools in Tennessee28 Schools
  19. Communications Schools in Oklahoma28 Schools
  20. Communications Schools in Kentucky25 Schools
  21. Communications Schools in Virginia23 Schools
  22. Communications Schools in Maryland23 Schools
  23. Communications Schools in South Carolina22 Schools
  24. Communications Schools in New Jersey22 Schools
  25. Communications Schools in Louisiana21 Schools
  26. Communications Schools in Connecticut20 Schools
  27. Communications Schools in Alabama18 Schools
  28. Communications Schools in Washington State16 Schools
  29. Communications Schools in West Virginia15 Schools
  30. Communications Schools in Arizona15 Schools
  31. Communications Schools in Colorado15 Schools
  32. Communications Schools in Oregon15 Schools
  33. Communications Schools in Mississippi12 Schools
  34. Communications Schools in Nebraska12 Schools
  35. Communications Schools in Utah12 Schools
  36. Communications Schools in Arkansas12 Schools
  37. Communications Schools in New Hampshire10 Schools
  38. Communications Schools in Idaho9 Schools
  39. Communications Schools in New Mexico8 Schools
  40. Communications Schools in North Dakota8 Schools
  41. Communications Schools in Rhode Island7 Schools
  42. Communications Schools in Washington DC7 Schools
  43. Communications Schools in Vermont7 Schools
  44. Communications Schools in Wyoming7 Schools
  45. Communications Schools in South Dakota6 Schools
  46. Communications Schools in Montana6 Schools
  47. Communications Schools in Nevada5 Schools
  48. Communications Schools in Maine5 Schools
  49. Communications Schools in Delaware4 Schools
  50. Communications Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  51. Communications Schools in Alaska1 Schools

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