Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Michigan 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	222
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Michigan State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communications master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University 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	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	320
Speech Communication	223

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 Michigan State University.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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