Communication & Media Studies at Pittsburg State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Pittsburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and has a total student population of 6,398.

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.

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Pitt 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 Pitt State

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

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Pitt 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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. Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Pittsburg 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	4
International Students	1
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 Pittsburg State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	54

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 Pittsburg 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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