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Communication & Media Studies at Washburn University

Communication & Media Studies at Washburn University

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

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and approximately 5,880 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.

Washburn University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies

Washburn University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The media studies major at Washburn 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.

Media Studies Student Demographics at Washburn University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the media studies majors at Washburn University.

Washburn University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of media studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in media studies at Washburn 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 Washburn University with a bachelor's in media studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Media Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in media studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Editors 530 $50,390
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $47,180
Writers and Authors 260 $62,670
Communications Professors 260 $70,090

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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