Communication & Media Studies at American Public University System

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at American Public University System stacks up to those at other schools.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 50,047 students attend the school each year.

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

American Military University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

American Military University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at American Military University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at American Public University System.

American Military University Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at American Military University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

American Military University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

American Military University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at American Military University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American Public University System. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	36

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210
Editors	170	$52,910

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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