Communication & Media Studies at Randolph - Macon College

Every communication and 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 Randolph - Macon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,554. In 2021, 41 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Randolph - Macon.

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.

Randolph - Macon Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Randolph - Macon Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Randolph - Macon performed in these rankings.

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 Randolph - Macon 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	11
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	84
	187
	194
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	393
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	402

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Randolph - Macon Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Randolph - Macon is $35,457. This is 9% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Randolph - Macon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Randolph - Macon College.

Randolph - Macon Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Randolph - Macon, about 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Randolph - Macon since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Randolph - Macon 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 Randolph - Macon College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Randolph - Macon 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 VA, the home state for Randolph - Macon College.

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

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