Communication & Journalism at Black Hills State University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Black Hills State University stacks up to those at other schools.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2021, 14 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.

BHSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at BHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? BHSU offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

BHSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how BHSU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Basic Certificate Schools	65
Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	624
	667
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	669
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BHSU 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 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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 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.