Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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.

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	84
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

70% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Wake Forest University, 60% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Wake Forest University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wake Forest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	156

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250
Reporters and Correspondents	930	$41,660

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
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