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Communication & Media Studies at West Liberty University

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Communication & Media Studies at West Liberty University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at West Liberty University stacks up to those at other schools.

West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and has a total student population of 2,481. Of the 432 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Liberty University in 2021, 10 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.

West Liberty University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

West Liberty University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at West Liberty University 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 West Liberty 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 680
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 849

Communications Student Demographics at West Liberty University

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

West Liberty University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from West Liberty University. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at West Liberty University since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at West Liberty 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 West Liberty University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

West Liberty University also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WV, the home state for West Liberty University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors 330 $51,150
Public Relations Specialists 310 $62,310
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $38,260
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $28,210
Editors 170 $52,910

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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