Health Communication at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Health Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Wazzu

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wazzu does offer online courses in health communication for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wazzu Health Communication Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Health Communication Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Health Communication Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in health communication from Wazzu. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the health communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Communications Professors	600	$60,370

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.