Communication & Journalism at Eastern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Eastern Michigan 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
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	207
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	219
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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #220 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Eastern Michigan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Eastern Michigan Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Eastern Michigan. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Eastern Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	133
Public Relations & Advertising	28
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	16
Journalism	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Producers and Directors	2,030	$65,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.