Communication & Media Studies at Webster University

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

Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 8,197 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.

Webster Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies
• Master’s Degree in Media Studies

Webster Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The media studies major at Webster 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 Webster

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

Webster Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of media studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical media studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Webster since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in media studies at Webster 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 Webster University with a bachelor's in media studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Webster Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of media studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in media studies each year. Webster does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the media studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Speech Communication

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 MO, the home state for Webster University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$45,240

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 Spinkhill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.