Communication & Media Studies at Andrews University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Andrews University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. Of the 347 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Andrews University in 2021, 3 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Andrews Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Andrews Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Andrews 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 communications major at Andrews 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	816

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from Andrews. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at Andrews

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

Andrews Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Andrews. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 Andrews University with a bachelor's in communications.

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

Andrews Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Andrews does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MI, the home state for Andrews University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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 David Mack under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.