Communication & Media Studies at Walden University

Every communication and 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 Walden University stacks up to those at other schools.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,729 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Walden University in 2021, 16 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.

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Walden University offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in communications from Walden University. This makes it the #28 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Walden University. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Walden University in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Walden University also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
Reporters and Correspondents	1,020	$51,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.