Communication & Media Studies at Radford University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 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.

Radford Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Radford Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Radford 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 Radford

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

Radford Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Radford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Radford University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Radford Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Radford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Radford, 88% 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 Radford University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Radford University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	74

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$49,530
Radio and Television Announcers	580	$43,660

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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