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Arts, Media & Communications

This career path is focused on designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, marketing communication and entertainment services.

While many majors and minors can prepare you for this career path, we find that students studying certain subjects have a natural connection. Common majors and minors related to career in this area include:

  • English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, History, Psychology, Sociology, Digital Media, Philosophy

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Career definition is adapted from the National Career Clusters® Framework.

Top 8 Jobs for Communications Majors

If you have an undergraduate degree in communications, there are many jobs available to you—no matter if you're a recent grad or experienced professional looking to switch careers. Here are the top eight jobs for people with communications degrees. 

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Which industry will hire the most tech workers in 2025?

The labor market in most sectors and most countries has been a lot weaker since early 2023 than it was in 2021 and 2022. And one of the weakest of those sectors has been technology. We wanted to find out …

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Transition from College to Career: Applying Classroom Skills to The Workplace

Fahad Alden covers the range as a double-major in Digital Media and English with a concentration in Theatre Arts. He graciously took the time to share reflections and insights based on what he’s learned through his coursework and student leadership roles, during his time at UMass Lowell.

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Schools may not hire the most teachers in 2025

We’re in the midst of exploring which industries are likely to hire the most people in various occupational fields next year. One that we thought was pretty predictable turned out not to be. We thought that schools would likely hire …

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How This Writer and Producer Creates Content That Captures the Cultural Zeitgeist

How does a pop culture aficionado ascend through the ranks of the media and entertainment industry? Sieu Nguyen, a seasoned New Yorker and a Vietnam native, began his career at Paramount as a production associate. Nguyen spent these formative months …

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