Communication & Media Studies at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

GVSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

GVSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in communications from GVSU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from GVSU, 75% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
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 Grand Valley State 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.