Communication & Journalism at Holy Names University

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

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from HNU.

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.

HNU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

HNU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 HNU 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	226

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from HNU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% 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 HNU since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Holy Names University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

HNU 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 Holy Names University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	14
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social 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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.