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Communication & Media Studies at Wayne State University

Communication & Media Studies at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

70% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Wayne State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 25

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 Wayne 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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