Communication & Journalism at Abilene Christian University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Abilene Christian University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Abilene Christian.

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

Abilene Christian Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Abilene Christian Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Abilene Christian is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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
	196
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	235
	461
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	608
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	645
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	674
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	780

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Abilene Christian. This makes it the #352 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Abilene Christian University.

Abilene Christian Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Abilene Christian awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Abilene Christian since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Abilene Christian 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 communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Abilene Christian Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 2 communication and journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Abilene Christian, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

Abilene Christian also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Abilene Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	14
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	8
Journalism	6
Public Relations & Advertising	6

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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 Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.