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Communication & Media Studies at Kent State University at Kent

Communication & Media Studies at Kent State University at Kent

Every communication & 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 Kent State University at Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Kent 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 103
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communications master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Kent State, 67% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications 176

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists 6,710 $62,740
Editors 2,090 $60,670
Communications Professors 1,410 $74,860
Writers and Authors 1,360 $48,380
Reporters and Correspondents 1,130 $42,050

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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