Communication & Journalism at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Del State.

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.

Del State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Del State Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Del State performed in these rankings.

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 Del State 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	89
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	135
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	596
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Del State awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going 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 Del State since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Del State 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 Delaware State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	56

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Managers	900	$134,410
Public Relations Specialists	710	$60,390
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	240	$136,930
Community Health Workers	140	$40,940
Editors	130	$68,790

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.