Communication & Journalism at Augustana College

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389.

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.

Augustana Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Augustana Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Augustana 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 Augustana

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

Augustana Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Augustana 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 Augustana College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	39
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	43
Journalism	14

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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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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