Communication & Media Studies at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from WVSU.

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.

WVSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

WVSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at WVSU 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 WVSU 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
	233
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	239
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	239
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	239
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	602
	622
	649
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	655
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	657
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	683

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from WVSU. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from WVSU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVSU is $23,227. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from WVSU in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WVSU 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 communications majors earned their master's degree from WVSU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WVSU, 100% 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 West Virginia State University with a master's in communications.

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

WVSU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.