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Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

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Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in communications from Wake Forest University. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Wake Forest University, 67% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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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