Health Communication at Michigan State University

Every health communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health communication program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

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

Michigan State Health Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Communication

Michigan State Health Communication Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health Communication Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Health Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health communication master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health communication each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations
• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Advertising

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health 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 Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.