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Communication & Journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University

Communication & Journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University

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

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358.

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.

FGCU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

FGCU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at FGCU 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 FGCU

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

FGCU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at FGCU 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 Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 107
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Gulf Coast University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 186
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 16

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 FL, the home state for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Public Relations Specialists 12,050 $60,920
Producers and Directors 6,630 $70,630
Photographers 4,480 $39,990
Editors 4,190 $58,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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