Communication & Media Studies at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 100 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from VSU.

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.

VSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

VSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how VSU 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 VSU 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	115
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	206
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communications from VSU. This makes it the #144 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of VSU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at VSU is $27,653. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from VSU. About 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at VSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

VSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from VSU, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VSU 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Reporters and Correspondents	1,230	$51,140
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260
Radio and Television Announcers	750	$57,400

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.