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Communication & Journalism at Loras College

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Communication & Journalism at Loras College

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

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 20 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.

Loras Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Loras Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Loras 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 149
Best Communication & Journalism Schools 154
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 233
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 322
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 634

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Loras. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Loras since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Loras 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 Loras College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Loras 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 Loras College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising 12
Communication & Media Studies 8

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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Public Relations Specialists 1,820 $56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 960 $103,350
Editors 940 $51,480
Producers and Directors 730 $46,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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