Communication & Journalism at Lock Haven University

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

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,163. Of the 522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University in 2021, 6 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.

LHU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

LHU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

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 LHU 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 Schools	1,278
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,313

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LHU, about 50% were men and 50% 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 LHU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at LHU 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 Lock Haven University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LHU 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 Lock Haven University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lock Haven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	6

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Lock Haven University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.