Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
	295
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #122 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Eastern Michigan Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $33,216. This is 2% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communications master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 78% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in communications.

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

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.