Communication & Media Studies at Spring Arbor University

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

Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and approximately 3,118 students attend the school each year. Of the 409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Spring Arbor University in 2021, 13 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.

Spring Arbor Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Spring Arbor

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Spring Arbor does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Spring Arbor Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 Spring Arbor 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 Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	28
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	78
	178
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	702

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in communications from Spring Arbor. This makes it the #59 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Spring Arbor Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Spring Arbor is $35,722. This is 10% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Spring Arbor

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

Spring Arbor Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from Spring Arbor in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Spring Arbor Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at Spring Arbor awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Spring Arbor, 71% 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 Spring Arbor University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 MI, the home state for Spring Arbor University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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.