Communication & Journalism at Boston College

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Boston College Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Boston College 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 Boston College

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

Boston College Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Boston College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	86
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	168

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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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