Communication & Media Studies at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

K -State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

K -State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. K -State 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 K -State, 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 Kansas State University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Journalism

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Public Relations Specialists	2,120	$56,170
Editors	530	$50,390
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$36,620
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$47,180
Writers and Authors	260	$62,670

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.