Communication & Media Studies at Delaware State 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 Delaware State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 4,739. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Del State.

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.

Del State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Del State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Del State 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 Del State 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 Schools	43
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	537
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	562

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Del State Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Del State is $24,597. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Communications Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from Del State in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Del State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Del State 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Public Relations Specialists	710	$60,390
Editors	130	$68,790
Reporters and Correspondents	90	$50,580
Writers and Authors	60	$60,690

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.