Communication & Journalism at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 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.

Auburn Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Auburn Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Auburn 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 Auburn

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

Auburn Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	203
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Auburn Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Auburn, 77% 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 Auburn University with a master's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Auburn University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	169
Public Relations & Advertising	70
Journalism	39

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 AL, the home state for Auburn 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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.