Communication & Journalism at Hamline University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Hamline University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,113 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Hamline.

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.

Hamline Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Hamline Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Hamline 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
	139
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,028

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Hamline

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

Hamline Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Hamline since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Hamline 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 Hamline University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 MN, the home state for Hamline University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Producers and Directors	1,420	$73,110

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.