Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater College

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

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,597. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Bridgewater.

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.

Bridgewater Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Bridgewater Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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 Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	129
	176
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	361
	472
	492
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	594
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	638

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communications from Bridgewater. This makes it the #182 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Bridgewater Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater is $29,542. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Bridgewater. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bridgewater Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Bridgewater, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Bridgewater does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Bridgewater, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bridgewater College with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bridgewater 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 VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$49,530
Radio and Television Announcers	580	$43,660

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.