Communication & Media Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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.

William Paterson University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

William Paterson University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Paterson University of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	148

Related Majors

• 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Reporters and Correspondents	590	$61,180

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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