Communication & Journalism at Concord University

Every communication and 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 and journalism program at Concord University stacks up to those at other schools.

Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,807. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Concord University.

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.

Concord University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Concord University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Concord University 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 Concord University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	589
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	796
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	996

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Concord University

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

Concord University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Concord University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Concord University 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 Concord University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concord University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Concord University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	13

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 WV, the home state for Concord University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Community Health Workers	740	$34,080
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260

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 Christopher Ziemnowicz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.