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Communication & Media Studies at Roanoke College

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Communication & Media Studies at Roanoke College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Roanoke College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920. Of the 458 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in 2021, 22 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Roanoke Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Roanoke Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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 Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 112
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 113
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 433
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 595

Earnings of Roanoke Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Roanoke is $38,514. This is 19% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Roanoke. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Roanoke 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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