Communication & Media Studies at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. Of the 3,744 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 2021, 69 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 Michigan Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Central Michigan Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan 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	101
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220
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In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in communications from Central Michigan. This makes it the #87 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $34,207. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Central Michigan, about 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Central Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Central Michigan Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Central Michigan in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Central Michigan, 85% 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 Central Michigan University with a master's in communications.

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

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.