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Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

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Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. Of the 1,472 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2021, 150 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Wake Forest University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 27
28
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 113
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 160
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 160
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 347

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Wake Forest University Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University is $43,075. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

67% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 64% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 96
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 communications majors earned their master's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Wake Forest University, 67% 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.

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

Wake Forest University 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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