Communication & Journalism at Columbia College

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

Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,218. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Columbia College South Carolina.

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.

Columbia College South Carolina Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Columbia College South Carolina Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Columbia College South Carolina 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	267
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	299
	400
	412
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	895
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	919

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Columbia College South Carolina

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

Columbia College South Carolina Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia College South Carolina, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia College South Carolina 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 Columbia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	7
Public Relations & Advertising	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social 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 SC, the home state for Columbia College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.