Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Michigan University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in communications.

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.

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.