Communication & Journalism at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 276 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Iowa State.

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.

Iowa State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Iowa State Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Iowa State 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
	103
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	614

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Iowa State. This makes it the #245 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 276 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	230
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Iowa State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from Iowa State. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Iowa State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa State 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 Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	135
Communication & Media Studies	92
Journalism	56

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.