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Communication & Media Studies at Worcester State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 62 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Worcester State.

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.

Worcester State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Worcester State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Worcester State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Worcester State 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
86
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 133
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 286

Earnings of Worcester State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Worcester State is $38,549. This is 19% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Worcester State awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Worcester State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Worcester State 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 MA, the home state for Worcester State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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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