Communication & Media Studies at Fitchburg State University

25% 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 Fitchburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year.

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

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies 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.

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

42% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 22% more men than average.

About 75% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fitchburg State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

60% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Fitchburg State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fitchburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	20
Communications	3

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
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