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Communication & Journalism at Ashland University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ashland Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ashland

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ashland offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Ashland Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Ashland 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ashland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Ashland University.

Ashland Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Ashland since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Ashland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ashland Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication & journalism each year. Ashland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Ashland, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Ashland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ashland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	24
Public Relations & Advertising	16
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	12
Journalism	6

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 OH, the home state for Ashland University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730

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
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