Communication & Journalism at Duquesne University

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if Duquesne University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830.

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.

Duquesne Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Duquesne Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Duquesne 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 Duquesne

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

Duquesne Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Duquesne since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Duquesne 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 Duquesne University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Duquesne Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication & journalism each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Duquesne, 80% 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 Duquesne University with a master's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duquesne University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	61
Communication & Media Studies	33
Journalism	15
Communication & Journalism (Other)	3

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.