Communication & Media Studies at Western Connecticut State 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 Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

WestConn Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at WestConn 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	480
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	555

How Much Do Communications Graduates from WestConn Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $33,199. This is 2% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from WestConn. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.