Communication & Journalism at Auburn University

If you plan to study communication and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 270 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Auburn.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	54
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349

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

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 270 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Auburn in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	222
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Auburn Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Auburn awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Auburn, 71% 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn 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 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

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