Communication & Media Studies at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Valpo.

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.

Valpo Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Valpo Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Valpo 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	279
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	289
	374
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	568
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	794

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Valpo Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Valpo is $31,523. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Valpo. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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

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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.