Communication & Media Studies at Walden University

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Walden University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Communications Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

59% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communications master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Walden University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Walden University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	38

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
Reporters and Correspondents	1,020	$51,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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