Communication & Media Studies at Radford University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Radford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 66 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	243
	301
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	341

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communications from Radford. This makes it the #130 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Radford Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $34,483. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Radford. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Radford Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from Radford. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Radford, 63% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.