Communication & Media Studies at Henry Ford College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Henry Ford College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 11,345 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.

Henry Ford College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Henry Ford College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Henry Ford College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Henry Ford College.

Henry Ford College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Henry Ford College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Henry Ford College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Henry Ford College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Henry Ford College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	5

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 MI, the home state for Henry Ford College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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