Communication & Media Studies at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 76% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	171
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Virginia Tech Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of communications master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Virginia Tech, 57% 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.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	261
Other Communication & Media Studies	5

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.