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Health Communication at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study Health Communication, consider the program at Grand Valley State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 health communication degrees were awarded at Grand Valley State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Grand Valley State University

Many students take online classes at Grand Valley State University. Of 22,011 students, 1,443 (7%) studied exclusively online and 9,272 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Health Communication graduates at Grand Valley State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Health Communication graduates at Grand Valley State University are 100% women (13) and 0% men (0).

Health Communication Bachelor’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Of the 13 bachelor’s health communication graduates at Grand Valley State University, 100% were women (13) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Health Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 15% of Health Communication bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University, lower than the national average of 42%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Health Communication Graduates

Students who finish Health Communication program at Grand Valley State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Health Communication majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Health Education Specialists	$81,726
Community Health Workers	$73,901

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.