Communication & Media Studies at Central College

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 Central College stacks up to those at other schools.

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,120. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central College in 2021, 14 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.

Central Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Central Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Central 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
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	117
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	594
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	746

Communications Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Central. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central 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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Editors	940	$51,480
Reporters and Correspondents	560	$32,650
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$34,870
Communications Professors	480	$88,340

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.