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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

8 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #34 most popular major in West Virginia with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

About 63% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in communications at Shepherd University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVSU is a small public school located in the suburb of Institute.

Of the 16 students majoring in communications at WVSU, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Concord University

Athens, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Concord University is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 13 students majoring in communications at Concord University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#5

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at West Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in West Virginia. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in communications at West Liberty University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Communications majors at West Liberty University take out an average of $22,356 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Bethany College West Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bethany College West Virginia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bethany.

Of the 9 students majoring in communications at Bethany College West Virginia, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Alderson Broaddus University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Philippi, Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 795
Virginia 2,064
North Carolina 2,972
Florida 3,020
Tennessee 1,000
Kentucky 787
South Carolina 796
Louisiana 815
Arkansas 457
Alabama 968
Mississippi 307

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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