Communication & Media Studies at Castleton 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 Castleton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Castleton.

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.

Castleton Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Castleton Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Castleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Castleton 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
	9
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools	14
	186
	193
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	439
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	711

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Castleton Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Castleton is $35,481. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Castleton may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 64% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Castleton are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Castleton University with a associate's in communications.

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

Castleton Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Castleton 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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Public Relations Specialists	930	$58,200
Editors	260	$48,910
Writers and Authors	170	$62,260
Reporters and Correspondents	140	$38,890
Radio and Television Announcers	100	$35,840

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.