Communication & Journalism at Alabama State University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Alabama State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 4,072. Of the 509 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alabama State University in 2021, 47 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Alabama State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Alabama State Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Alabama State 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	136
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	493
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	512
	674
	690

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Alabama State

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

Alabama State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Alabama State. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Alabama State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Alabama State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Alabama State 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alabama State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	47

Related Majors

• History
• Social 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 AL, the home state for Alabama State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Producers and Directors	730	$57,040
Technical Writers	700	$69,970

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.