Communication & Media Studies at Western Michigan University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

WMU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at WMU 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.

Communications Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

62% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WMU, 69% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	65
Communications	11

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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
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