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Communication & Media Studies at Champlain College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Communication & Media Studies, you may want to check out the program at Champlain College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Champlain College is located in Burlington, VT.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 8 communication & media studies graduations were recorded at Champlain College.

Online & Distance Learning at Champlain College

Many students take online classes at Champlain College. Of 3,259 students, 1,570 (48%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 259 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings at Champlain College

Use these rankings to compare Champlain College’s Communication & Media Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Champlain College

Graduates of Champlain College’s Communication & Media Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$31,851
2 years	$25,194
3 years	$34,381
4 years	$36,948
5 years	$41,513

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Communication & Media Studies graduates from Champlain College earn a median of $36,948, compared with $65,633 for all Champlain College graduates — about 44% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Champlain College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Champlain College are 50% women (4) and 50% men (4).

Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program at Champlain College

Among the 8 bachelor’s communication & media studies degrees awarded at Champlain College, 50% were women (4) and 50% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Champlain College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Champlain College, lower than the national average of 38%.*

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

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Champlain College

This Communication & Media Studies program at Champlain College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Speech Communication	8

Highest-Paying Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Communication & Media Studies program at Champlain College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies 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
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

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.