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Communication & Media Studies at Alma College

If you plan to study Communication & Media Studies, you may want to check out the program at Alma College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alma College is located in Alma, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 12 communication & media studies graduations were recorded at Alma College.

Online & Distance Learning at Alma College

Distance learning is available at Alma College. Among 1,197 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 38 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings at Alma College

These rankings give you a sense of how Alma College’s Communication & Media Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Alma College

Those who finish Alma College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,979

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Alma College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Alma College are 67% women (8) and 33% men (4).

Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program at Alma College

Of the 12 bachelor’s communication & media studies degrees awarded at Alma College, 67% were women (8) and 33% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Alma College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
International (Nonresident)	3

Minority students account for 8% of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Alma College, lower than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Alma College

This Communication & Media Studies program at Alma College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Communications	12

Best-Paid Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Students who finish Communication & Media Studies program at Alma College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.