Communication & Journalism at Franklin Pierce University

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

Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 1,928. Of the 331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce University in 2021, 24 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Franklin Pierce Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Franklin Pierce Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Franklin Pierce compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Franklin Pierce 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 Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	391
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	732
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	747

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Franklin Pierce

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

Franklin Pierce Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went 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 Franklin Pierce since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Franklin Pierce 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 Franklin Pierce University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Franklin Pierce 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

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Franklin Pierce University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16
Public Relations & Advertising	6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 NH, the home state for Franklin Pierce University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Public Relations Specialists	1,180	$59,970
Managers	950	$123,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	480	$118,960
Editors	400	$57,750
Writers and Authors	340	$56,850

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 User:LionOfJudah80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.