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Communication & Media Studies at Central Washington University

Communication & Media Studies at Central Washington University

Every communication & 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 Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

CWU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at CWU 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.

Communications Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Central Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications 29

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists 5,770 $72,510
Editors 1,830 $67,560
Writers and Authors 1,400 $65,200
Communications Professors 600 $60,370

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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