Communication & Journalism at Lewis & Clark 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 Lewis & Clark College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,157 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College.

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.

Lewis and Clark College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Lewis and Clark College Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Lewis and Clark College 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 Lewis and Clark College 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 Communication & Journalism Schools	216
	221
	232
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	528
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	635
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	647
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	672

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Lewis and Clark College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Lewis & Clark College.

Lewis and Clark College Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Lewis and Clark College in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% 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 Lewis and Clark College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Lewis and Clark College 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 Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	28

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 OR, the home state for Lewis & Clark College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Public Relations Specialists	3,210	$66,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,330	$96,140
Producers and Directors	1,240	$68,280
Editors	1,080	$55,610

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 Otebig (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.