Communication & Journalism at Longwood University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if Longwood University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism program.

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and approximately 4,841 students attend the school each year.

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.

Longwood Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Longwood Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Longwood 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Longwood

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Longwood University.

Longwood Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & 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 Longwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	54

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750

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
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