Communication & Media Studies at Capital University

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 Capital University stacks up to those at other schools.

Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 3,020 students attend the school each year. Of the 587 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capital University in 2021, 6 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Capital Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Capital Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Capital 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	844
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	1,023

Communications Student Demographics at Capital

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

Capital Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Capital. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Capital since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Capital 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 Capital University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 OH, the home state for Capital University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380
Reporters and Correspondents	1,130	$42,050

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
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