Communication & Journalism (Other) at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2021, 73 of them were communication and journalism (other) majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

Howard Communication & Journalism (Other) Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Other Communications

Howard Communication & Journalism (Other) Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the other communications progam at Howard 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 other communications major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism (Other). 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 Other Communication & Journalism Schools	8
Best Other Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
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Earnings of Howard Other Communications Graduates

The median salary of other communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $27,756. This is less than $34,758, which is the national average of all other communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Other Communications Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the other communications majors at Howard University.

Howard Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of other communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities in its other communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in other communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard also has a doctoral program available in other communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Other Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in other communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690
Communications Professors	290	$92,970

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 Josh under License

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