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Communication & Media Studies at West Virginia University

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Communication & Media Studies at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

WVU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications
  • Doctorate Degree in Communications

WVU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

63% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 communications majors earned their master's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WVU, 81% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Communications Professors 330 $51,150
Public Relations Specialists 310 $62,310
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $38,260
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $28,210
Editors 170 $52,910

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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