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Discover Many Career Opportunities for Communicators

What can you do with a Communication degree? Just about anything!

While many FHSU graduates have gone on for graduate study, you can choose from a multitude of career directions that require you to be an effective communicator, listener and speaker. Some of the possibilities include:

  • Advertising
  • Teaching
  • Government service
  • Writing for newspapers, magazines or websites
  • Corporate communications
  • Military service
  • Theatre management
  • Public relations
  • Human resources

Still not sure which direction to pursue? For more information about possible careers, visit the Academic Advising and Career Exploration Center Web site or contact our department to speak with a faculty advisor. The world is waiting for you. Are you ready?

FHSU Communication Studies graduates - out in the world



Klint A. Spiller (2011)
Sports Writer
Hays Daily News
Hays, KS

My experience at The University Leader was instrumental to my development as a reporter. It taught me how to write on deadline and sharpened my writing skills. If it weren't for The Leader, I am absolutely positive that I would not have been offered a job immediately out of college. The Hays Daily News saw my work in The Leader when I was a freshman and hired me as a stringer, which is a part-time sports writer (I mostly covered high school athletics on weekends as well as some Fort Hays events), during my sophomore year. I worked as a stringer until I graduated. Through my work at The Leader and my work as a stringer, The Hays Daily News actually called me and offered me a full-time job without me even applying.

Lindsey Mong (2012)
Administrative Assistant
Hays, KS

As an administrative assistant at a local general dentistry office I am responsible for daily patient relations including face to face interactions, phone communications, scheduling, and insurance efforts. I work to make the administrative side of a dental visit as smooth and easy as possible for patients while managing a busy schedule and workload for multiple dentists, dental assistants and hygienists. FHSU's course load and knowledgeable faculty afforded me the valuable education and experiences I needed to thrive in a fast-paced work environment. I was able to develop my skills in multiple communication areas including: public relations, marketing, communication software and journalism. Meanwhile, my elective courses established a well-rounded general education and fulfilled my personal interests.