美国传媒专业毕业的学生，毕业后多在娱乐、广告、各类媒体行业发展，美国传媒专业大致划分为以下分支：

1 Journalism (print, magazine, online, photojournalism, news/editorial, sports reporting) 新闻学(杂志，网络，照片，新闻，体育等方向)

2 Broadcast journalism 广播新闻

3 Science journalism 科学新闻

4 Business and economic journalism 商业经济新闻

5 Mass communication 大众传媒

6 Public relations 公共关系传媒

7 Advertising 广告

8 Television production 电视产业

9 Media ventures -- new for fall 2010! 媒体投资

10 Readings in communication history 传媒历史阅读

11 Government and mass communication 政府以大众传媒

12 Media and foreign policy 媒体及国外政策

13 Organizational communication 组织传媒

14 Arts journalism 艺术新闻

15 Documentary film and history 纪录片和历史片

16 Photography 图像学

17 Health Communication 医学传媒study of persuasive health campaigns, doctor-patient communication, interpersonal health interaction, and health organizations are included. 传媒在医学活动，医生与病患，人与人之间的健康联系，和医疗组织间的存在关系。