Communication & Media Studies at Indiana State University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Indiana State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and approximately 10,829 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.

Indiana State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Indiana State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Indiana 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 Indiana State

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

Indiana State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Indiana State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Indiana 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 Indiana State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Indiana State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communications master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Indiana State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Indiana 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 Indiana 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	3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	67

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 IN, the home state for Indiana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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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