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Communication & Media Studies at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Appalachian State.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Appalachian State does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Appalachian State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools 7
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
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Earnings of Appalachian State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $36,293. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

67% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Appalachian State. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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About 84% 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 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 68
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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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