Communication & Journalism at Frostburg 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 Frostburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and approximately 4,857 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University in 2021, 39 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.

Frostburg State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Frostburg State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Frostburg State 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 Frostburg State 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
	629
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	680

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Frostburg State in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Frostburg State since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Frostburg State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Frostburg 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	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	39

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.