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Communication & Media Studies at Virginia Tech

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Communication & Media Studies at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Virginia Tech 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communications from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #182 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Virginia Tech Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $36,639. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Virginia Tech. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 183
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Virginia Tech Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Virginia Tech in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Virginia Tech, 80% 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 Tech with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech.

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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