Communication & Journalism at Lake Forest College

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Lake Forest College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Lake Forest.

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.

Lake Forest Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Lake Forest Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Lake Forest performed in these rankings.

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 Lake Forest 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
	15
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	50
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	524
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	696

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Lake Forest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Lake Forest College.

Lake Forest Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Lake Forest since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Forest College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	17

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• 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 IL, the home state for Lake Forest College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Photographers	2,600	$36,290

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 Eudaimonia86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.