Communication & Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 379 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from BYU.

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.

BYU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

BYU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 BYU 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	113
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	313

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from BYU. This makes it the #189 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	304
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

BYU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from BYU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	187
Communication & Media Studies	95
Journalism	64
Publishing	43
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Public Relations Specialists	2,090	$64,180
Editors	960	$60,990
Producers and Directors	950	$67,800
Technical Writers	750	$66,940

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.