Communication & Media Studies at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and has a total student population of 6,398. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Pitt 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.

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from Pitt State. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Pitt State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt State is $27,907. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pitt State. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were 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 20% more men than average.

About 79% 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	1
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Pitt State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt State, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 14% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.