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Communication & Media Studies at Willamette University

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Communication & Media Studies at Willamette University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Willamette University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,866. In 2021, 19 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Willamette.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Willamette 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 292
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 374
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 507
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 603
617
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 638

Earnings of Willamette Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Willamette is $25,490. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

74% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Willamette in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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About 63% 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 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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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