Communication & Journalism at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608.

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.

BHSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

BHSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at BHSU 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 BHSU

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

BHSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	11
Public Relations & Advertising	3

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• History
• 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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists	660	$51,240
Managers	370	$99,030
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$31,630
Reporters and Correspondents	220	$32,390
Photographers	160	$30,380

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.