Communication & Journalism at Freed-Hardeman University

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

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and approximately 2,188 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from FHU.

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.

FHU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

FHU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 FHU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from FHU. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Freed-Hardeman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	21
Communication & Media Studies	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Producers and Directors	2,060	$65,040
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	880	$99,360

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.