Communication & Journalism at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Jackson 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.

Jackson State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Jackson 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 Jackson 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	273
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	699
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	876

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Jackson State. This makes it the #332 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Jackson State. About 43% were men and 57% 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 Jackson State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Jackson State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

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

Jackson 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	17

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Producers and Directors	290	$44,310

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.