Communication & Journalism at Fort Valley State University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Fort Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and approximately 3,079 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Fort Valley State University Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Fort Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Fort Valley State University 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
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Fort Valley State University.

Fort Valley State University Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Fort Valley State University awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Fort Valley State University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fort Valley State University 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fort Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• 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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.