Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Washington University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & 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 Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349.

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.

EWU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

EWU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at EWU 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.

Communications Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at EWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

EWU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of communications master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 64% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	89

Journalism

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Communications Professors	600	$60,370

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 Ian Poellet under License

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