Sports Communication at Rider University

Every sports communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sports communication program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 sports communication majors received their bachelor's degree from Rider.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Rider Sports Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Communication

Rider Sports Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sports communication programs across the country. The following shows how Rider performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sports communication major at Rider is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	12
	14
	14
	18
	23

Sports Communication Student Demographics at Rider

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sports communication majors at Rider University.

Rider Sports Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 sports communication majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rider. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sports communication at Rider are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rider University with a bachelor's in sports communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rider also has a doctoral program available in sports communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Communication
• General Organizational Communication
• Public Relations

Careers That Sports Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in sports communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.