Communication & Media Studies at Walden University

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Walden University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 49,695 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.

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

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

57% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Walden University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

59% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Walden University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	54

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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