Communication & Journalism at Hope College

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

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,061. In 2021, 38 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Hope.

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.

Hope Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Hope Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Hope 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 Hope 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 Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	116
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	338
	338
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	363
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	582

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Hope in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hope 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 Hope College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	38

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Producers and Directors	2,030	$65,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.