Communications at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying communications, 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 Communications section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Communications Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Arts

WMU Communications Rankings

Communication Arts Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Communications Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in communication arts each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication arts 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 communication arts.

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

Related Majors

• Speech Communication

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.