Communication & Media Studies at Weber State University

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

WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and approximately 29,596 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,700 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in 2021, 95 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.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	104
	189

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in communications from WSU. This makes it the #32 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from WSU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $35,647. This is 10% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at WSU are white. Around 85% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

The communications program at WSU awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going 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 10% more men than average.

About 77% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from WSU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WSU 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 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
• Image Credit: By D.fletcher4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.