Communication & Journalism at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Johnson & Wales University - Providence has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 5,676.

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.

JWU Providence Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

JWU Providence Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at JWU Providence 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 JWU Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

JWU Providence Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 JWU Providence since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at JWU Providence 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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	19
Communication & Media Studies	16

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Managers	830	$114,660
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	370	$153,480
Producers and Directors	300	$65,660
Technical Writers	290	$67,200

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.