Communication & Journalism at Houston Baptist University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at Houston Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963.

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.

HBU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

HBU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at HBU 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at HBU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Houston Baptist University.

HBU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at HBU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Baptist University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Houston Baptist University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Houston Baptist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	3

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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
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