Communication & Media Studies at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. Of the 3,223 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University in 2021, 21 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.

FHSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

FHSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at FHSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	201
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	543

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communications from FHSU. This makes it the #203 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from FHSU. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FHSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from FHSU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Hays 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	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Editors	530	$50,390
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$47,180
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.