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Communication & Media Studies at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Communication & Media Studies at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 5,676. In 2021, 16 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from JWU Providence.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

JWU Providence Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

JWU Providence Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at JWU Providence 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 communications major at JWU Providence is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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
486
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 696
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 769

Earnings of JWU Providence Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at JWU Providence is $27,647. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at JWU Providence

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

JWU Providence Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from JWU Providence in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists 1,150 $67,480
Editors 200 $66,900
Writers and Authors 180 $63,820
Communications Professors 120 $80,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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