Communication & Media Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.
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.
VCU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies
- Master’s Degree in Media Studies
VCU Communication & Media Studies Rankings
The media studies major at VCU 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.
Media Studies Student Demographics at VCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the media studies majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.
VCU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in media studies at VCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its media studies bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in media studies.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 34 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 107 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
VCU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the students who received a media studies master's degree from VCU, 64% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in media studies.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Media Studies Grads May Go Into
A degree in media studies 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 Virginia Commonwealth University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Editors | 3,450 | $72,660 |
Writers and Authors | 1,220 | $68,600 |
Reporters and Correspondents | 740 | $49,530 |
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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.