Communication & Journalism at Ashland University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Ashland University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Ashland.

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.

Ashland does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Ashland Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Ashland 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	127

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Ashland. This makes it the #245 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ashland

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

Ashland Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Ashland in 2021, 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 Ashland since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ashland Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from Ashland in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Ashland, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ashland 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 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

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Ll1324 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.