Communication & Media Studies at Fitchburg State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Fitchburg State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Fitchburg 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.

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Fitchburg State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Fitchburg State does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Fitchburg State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Fitchburg 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Schools	93
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	131
	137
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	539
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	620

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

Earnings of Fitchburg State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fitchburg State is $31,295. 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 Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Fitchburg State in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Fitchburg State, 100% 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 Fitchburg 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fitchburg 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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Found5dollar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.