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Communication & Media Studies at Western Michigan University

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Communication & Media Studies at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

WMU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

WMU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from WMU, 64% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan 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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