Communication & Media Studies at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from WSU.

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.

WSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

WSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at WSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at WSU 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 Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	291
	361
	373

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in communications from WSU. This makes it the #79 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WSU Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $31,854. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from WSU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at WSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from WSU in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WSU, 71% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Editors	530	$50,390
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$47,180
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.