What Can I Do With This Major?

Careers In Communication Studies

Sample Job Titles (some of the following titles may require additional education)

  • Account Executive
  • Advertising Associate
  • Copywriter
  • Customer Relations Manager
  • Fundraiser/Development Associate
  • Journalist
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Media Specialist
  • Paralegal/Legal Aid
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Sports Information Director
  • Technical Writer

Our Graduates...Where Are They Now?

Alumni who graduated in the past 1 to 5 years have obtained employment as:

  • Associate Account Manager, Adobe
  • Assistant Buyer, Major Group
  • Special Education Fellow, NYC Teaching Fellows
  • Learning Specialist, BuzzFeed
  • Social Media Community Manager, Creative Media Marketing
  • Associate TV Account Manager, ESPN

Alumni who graduated in the past 6 to 10 years have obtained employment as:

  • Senior Accountant, Etsy
  • Manager, Quality Editing, Bleacher Report
  • Reference Librarian, Connetquot Public Library
  • Renewable Energy Sales and Outreach Associate, O'Connell Electric Company 
  • Assistant Director of Communications, Forman School

Alumni who graduated over 10 years ago have obtained employment as:

  • Registrar, Whittier College
  • Director of Digital Services, BPA Worldwide
  • Director of Marketing and Product Management, EL Education, Inc.
  • Vice President of Design and Construction, RLJ Lodging Trust
  • Professor, Western Connecticut State University
  • CEO & Executive Chef, JADE Grill, Inc.

...In addition, alumni have completed the following graduate programs:

  • Seton Hall University, Ph.D., Higher Education Management, Leadership & Policy 
  • Albany Law School of Union University, J.D.
  • New York University ‐ Leonard N. Stern School of Business, MBA, Marketing
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte, M.A., Public/Applied History
  • New York University, PhD, Communication/Media Studies
  • Rutgers University, Masters of Social Work
  • Goldsmiths, University of London, M.A., Political Communication