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Communication & Media Studies at Weber State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Weber State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and approximately 29,596 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.

WSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

WSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

68% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at WSU are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WSU 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 Weber State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	74
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WSU, 70% 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 Weber State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Weber State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	137
Other Communication & Media Studies	2

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 UT, the home state for Weber State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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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