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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 83 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.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how EWU performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools	13
	15
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from EWU. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of EWU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $32,026. 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 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from EWU. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

EWU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 communications majors earned their master's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from EWU, 83% 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 Washington University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.