Communication & Media Studies at Kent State University at Kent

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 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. In 2021, 173 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent 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.

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	243
	399
	408

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in communications from Kent State. This makes it the #219 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $30,631. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 173 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 79% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	137
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Kent State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in communications from Kent State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.