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Communication & Media Studies at Appalachian State University

Communication & Media Studies at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

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.

Appalachian State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Appalachian State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Appalachian State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 81
Communications 1

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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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