Communication & Journalism at Bradley University

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

Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Bradley.

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.

Bradley Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Bradley Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Bradley 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 Bradley

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

Bradley Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Bradley. About 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Bradley since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Bradley 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 Bradley University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	69
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	15
Journalism	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 IL, the home state for Bradley University.

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
• Image Credit: By AscendedAnathema under License

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