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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. In 2021, 97 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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.

ETSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

ETSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at ETSU 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.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in communications from ETSU. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $25,159. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from ETSU in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of communications master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from ETSU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Radio and Television Announcers	600	$43,560
Reporters and Correspondents	530	$37,290

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.