Communication & Journalism at Augusta University

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

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,920. Of the 1,084 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augusta University in 2021, 39 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.

Augusta University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Augusta University Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Augusta University 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 Popular Communication & Journalism Basic Certificate Schools	100
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	277
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
	485
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	854

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Augusta University

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

Augusta University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Augusta University in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Augusta University 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 Augusta University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Augusta University 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 Augusta University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	39

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 GA, the home state for Augusta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.