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Communication & Media Studies at Willamette University

Communication & Media Studies at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,866.

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.

Willamette Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Willamette Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Willamette 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 Willamette

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

Willamette Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 19

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 Willamette 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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