Communication & Journalism at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and approximately 3,421 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.

Elmhurst Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Elmhurst Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% 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 Elmhurst since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	5
Public Relations & Advertising	1

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.