Communication & Journalism at Kentucky State University

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

KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and approximately 2,290 students attend the school each year. Of the 156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kentucky State University in 2021, 14 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.

KY State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

KY State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at KY State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at KY 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 Schools	149
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	715
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	735
	752
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	959

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at KY State

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

KY State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KY 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 KY State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Kentucky State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KY 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kentucky State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	14

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 KY, the home state for Kentucky State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210
Editors	770	$44,050
Producers and Directors	770	$60,530

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 Matthew Peek under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.