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Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Michigan University

124 Bachelor's Degrees
9 Master's Degrees
#260 Overall Quality
The Communication & Media Studies major is part of the communication & journalism program at Eastern Michigan University.

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Eastern Michigan ranks in comparison to other schools with communications programs.

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Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available at Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Communications Rankings

The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #260 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #10 in Michigan.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 60
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 63
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 64
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Veterans 66
Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 72
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 78
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates 104
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) 113
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid) 140
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) 143
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) 149
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) 151
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 153
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) 158
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) 162
Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Degree Schools 164
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) 164
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 189
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 192
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid) 199
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) 204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) 209
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid) 217
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) 221
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) 227
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) 242
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 248
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) 256
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 260
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) 264
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates 271
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) 276
Highest Paid Communication & Media Studies Graduates 280

Popularity of Communications at Eastern Michigan

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Eastern Michigan University handed out 124 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies. This is a decrease of 12% over the previous year when 141 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #122 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

$33,216 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Communications Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $33,216. This is higher than $32,435, which is the national median for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Communications Graduates from Eastern Michigan Have?

$29,102 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Communications Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan, communications students borrow a median amount of $29,102 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $25,333 for all communications majors across the country.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the communications program at Eastern Michigan is $140 per month.

Eastern Michigan Communications Students

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 124 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 45
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 61
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 6

Eastern Michigan Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Eastern Michigan are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 78% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master's in communications.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 28
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 16
Journalism 11

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