Communication & Journalism at Creighton 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 Creighton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 8,770. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Creighton.

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.

Creighton Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Creighton Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Creighton 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 Associate Degree Schools	332
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	480
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,155

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Creighton. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Creighton 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 Creighton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	29
Communication & Media Studies	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	630	$88,550
Producers and Directors	560	$51,620
Editors	460	$47,910

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.