SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Career Paths for Communication and Media Studies Majors
Penn State Erie Communication and Media Studies graduates enter the workforce in a variety of fields, including journalism, advertising, corporate and non-profit public relations, and broadcasting. Employers of graduates include:
| Bensur Advertising | Mobil Oil Company |
| Brown Memorial Hospital | Next Media |
| Channellock, Inc. | Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office |
| City of Erie, Communication Department | Pennsylvania State Police |
| Erie Insurance | PPG Industries |
| Erie Metro Transit Authority | Regent Communications |
| GE Transportation Systems | Rosenbylkth International |
| Fox Broadcasting | Second Harvest Food Bank |
| ISIT.com | Times Publishing Company |
| Jet Broadcasting | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| Lake Shore Visitor | U.S. Navy |
| Millcreek Mall | Zurn Industries |
Graduate schools attended by Communication and Media Studies graduates include Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, Indiana University, Louisiana State University, Penn State University, Purdue University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Toledo, and Washington State University.
Internships
Penn State Erie strongly encourages students to complete at least one internship as part of their studies. Internships offer useful real-life work experience, an opportunity to "try out" a profession without commitment, a chance to make professional contacts, and a place to begin building a resume.
The organizations that Communication and Media Studies majors have interned at include Community House, National Fuel, Ketchum Communications, Lord Corporation, Prime Time Sports, Senior Healthcare Services, Times Publishing Company, United Way of Erie County, WICU-TV 12, WJET-TV 24, and WSEE-TV 35, just to name a few.