Communication & Journalism at Buena Vista University

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

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,863.

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.

BVU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

BVU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at BVU 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 BVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Buena Vista University.

BVU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% 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 BVU since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at BVU 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 Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Buena Vista University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	5
Communication & Media Studies	2

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.