Communication & Journalism at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 341 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Kent State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Kent State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Kent 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 Kent 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	77

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Kent State. This makes it the #128 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 341 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Kent State in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	259
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Kent State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from Kent State in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Kent State, 84% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Kent State University at Kent. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	176
Journalism	74
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	57
Public Relations & Advertising	55

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• Social 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.