Communication & Media Studies at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Western Oregon State College.

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.

Western Oregon State College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Western Oregon State College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	265
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	432

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communications from Western Oregon State College. This is the #266 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Western Oregon State College Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western Oregon State College is $32,952. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Western Oregon State College. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Western Oregon State College 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 Oregon University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western Oregon State College 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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Public Relations Specialists	3,210	$66,800
Editors	1,080	$55,610
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Reporters and Correspondents	450	$48,960
Communications Professors	390	$80,700

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 Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.