Communication & Journalism at Champlain College

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

Champlain is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 4,137 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Champlain.

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.

Champlain Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Champlain Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Champlain 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 Champlain 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 Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	203
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	221
	270
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	531
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	884

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Champlain. This makes it the #284 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Champlain

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

Champlain Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Champlain. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% 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 Champlain since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Champlain 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 Champlain College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Champlain Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Champlain. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Champlain does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Champlain, 100% 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 Champlain College with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Champlain 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

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 Champlain College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	16
Communication & Media Studies	14

Related Majors

• 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 VT, the home state for Champlain College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Public Relations Specialists	930	$58,200
Managers	570	$105,950
Community Health Workers	360	$33,670
Producers and Directors	290	$58,760
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	260	$102,260

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 Nightspark (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.