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Communication & Journalism at Drake University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 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.

Drake Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drake

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Drake offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Drake Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Drake 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	86
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Drake Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

85% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Drake, 78% 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 Drake University with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Drake University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Drake University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	55
Communication & Media Studies	41
Journalism	39
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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
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