Communication & Media Studies at Western Colorado University

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Western Colorado University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203.

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 Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Western Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Western 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 Western

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

Western Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Western Colorado University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Colorado University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	15

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

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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