Communication & Media Studies at Concord University

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 Concord University stacks up to those at other schools.

Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,807. Of the 359 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Concord University in 2021, 13 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.

Concord University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Concord University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Concord University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Concord University 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	347
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	402
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	771

Communications Student Demographics at Concord University

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

Concord University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Concord University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Concord University 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 Concord University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concord University 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 WV, the home state for Concord University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210
Editors	170	$52,910

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 Christopher Ziemnowicz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.