Communication & Media Studies at Kansas State University

Every communication and 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 Kansas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In 2021, 35 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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.

K -State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

K -State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at K -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.

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

How Much Do Communications Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $35,824. This is 10% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at K -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 Kansas 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	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from K -State, 75% 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 Kansas 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	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 KS, the home state for Kansas 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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.