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Communication & Media Studies at Calvin University

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Communication & Media Studies at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Calvin.

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.

Calvin Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Calvin Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Calvin 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 Calvin 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 Schools 202
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 383
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 610
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 696

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Calvin Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Calvin is $31,034. 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 Calvin

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

Calvin Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Calvin University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Calvin 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists 6,280 $61,760
Editors 1,670 $58,150
Reporters and Correspondents 1,190 $47,110
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Communications Professors 900 $71,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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