Communication & Media Studies at Bethany Lutheran College

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 Lutheran College stacks up to those at other schools.

BLC is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a total student population of 769. In 2021, 10 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from BLC.

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.

BLC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

BLC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at BLC 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 BLC 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	26
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	30
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	849

Communications Student Demographics at BLC

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

BLC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from BLC in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at BLC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at BLC 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 Bethany Lutheran College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 MN, the home state for Bethany Lutheran College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
Reporters and Correspondents	1,020	$51,770

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 Swampyank under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.