Communication & Media Studies at Westminster College Utah

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

Westminster College Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 1,849 students attend the school each year. Of the 434 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College Utah in 2021, 17 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Westminster College Salt Lake

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Westminster College Salt Lake does offer online courses in communications for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Westminster College Salt Lake 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 Westminster College Salt Lake 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 Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	88
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	89
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	539

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in communications from Westminster College Salt Lake. This makes it the #39 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communications Student Demographics at Westminster College Salt Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Westminster College Utah.

Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Westminster College Salt Lake 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 Westminster College Utah with a bachelor's in communications.

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

Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Westminster College Salt Lake, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Westminster College Salt Lake, 59% 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 Westminster College Utah with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)

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 UT, the home state for Westminster College Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Writers and Authors	660	$54,660
Communications Professors	430	$74,270
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$55,280

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 Westminster College, Fulton MO under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.