Communication & Journalism at Clemson University

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year.

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.

Clemson Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Clemson Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Clemson 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% 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 Clemson since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clemson Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Clemson, 74% 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 Clemson University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Clemson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	26
Communication & Media Studies	18

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Producers and Directors	920	$57,200
Editors	820	$46,630
Photographers	630	$42,090

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.