Communication & Media Studies at Bethany College West Virginia

Every communication and 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 Bethany College West Virginia stacks up to those at other schools.

Bethany College West Virginia is located in Bethany, West Virginia and approximately 576 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Bethany College West Virginia.

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.

Bethany College West Virginia Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Bethany College West Virginia Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Bethany College West Virginia 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	18
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Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	568
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	572
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	603
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	711
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	882

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Bethany College West Virginia Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bethany College West Virginia is $30,530. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at Bethany College West Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Bethany College West Virginia.

Bethany College West Virginia Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bethany College West Virginia. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Bethany College West Virginia since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Bethany College West Virginia with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 Bethany College West Virginia.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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