Communication & Journalism at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and has a total student population of 41,181. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 399 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from KSU Georgia.

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.

KSU Georgia Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KSU Georgia

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KSU Georgia offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

KSU Georgia Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at KSU Georgia 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 communication and journalism major at KSU Georgia 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 Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	203

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #204 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at KSU Georgia 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	246
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

KSU Georgia Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communication and journalism master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from KSU Georgia, 70% 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 Kennesaw 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KSU Georgia 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Kennesaw State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kennesaw State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	228
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	141
Journalism	48

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.