Sports Communication at Ferris State University

What traits are you looking for in a sports communication school? To help you decide if Ferris State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sports communication program.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in sports communication from Ferris.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Sports Communication Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Sports Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Communication

Ferris Sports Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sports communication progam at Ferris compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sports communication major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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	3
	10
	10
	11
	18
	30

Sports Communication Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sports communication majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Sports Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports communication from Ferris. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical sports communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sports communication at Ferris are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sports communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in sports communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in sports communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising
• Public Relations

Careers That Sports Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in sports communication 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 Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Radio and Television Announcers	850	$40,340
Artist, Athlete, and Performer Agents and Business Managers	220	$95,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.