Communication & Media Studies at West Virginia University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 57 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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.

WVU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

WVU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at WVU 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
	154
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	176
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	246

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in communications from WVU. This makes it the #18 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from WVU in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WVU 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 University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communications master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WVU, 81% 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 University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism

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 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.