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Communications at Central Washington University

If you plan to study Communications, take a look at what Central Washington University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Washington University sits in Ellensburg, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 21 communications degrees were granted at Central Washington University.

Online Class Availability at Central Washington University

Many students take online classes at Central Washington University. Among 10,811 students, 2,377 (22%) studied exclusively online and 3,856 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Communications graduates at Central Washington University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Communications graduates at Central Washington University are 62% women (13) and 38% men (8).

Communications Bachelor’s Program at Central Washington University

Among the 21 bachelor’s communications graduates at Central Washington University, 62% were women (13) and 38% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Central Washington University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 43% of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Central Washington University, above the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Communications Graduates

Students who finish Communications program at Central Washington University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Communications majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.