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Communication & Media Studies at Black Hills State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608. In 2021, 11 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from BHSU.

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.

BHSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

BHSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how BHSU performed in these rankings.

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 BHSU 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools 7
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools 28
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 520
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 586
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 609

Earnings of BHSU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at BHSU is $25,611. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at BHSU awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BHSU 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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists 660 $51,240
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $31,630
Reporters and Correspondents 220 $32,390
Editors 150 $48,100
Public Address System Announcers 80 $28,180

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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