Communication & Journalism at Louisiana State University - Alexandria

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

Louisiana State University - Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana and has a total student population of 3,706. Of the 439 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University - Alexandria in 2021, 11 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.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana State University - Alexandria

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Louisiana State University - Alexandria offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Louisiana State University - Alexandria Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Louisiana State University - Alexandria compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Louisiana State University - Alexandria 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 Online Communication & Journalism Schools	75
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	789
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	838

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Louisiana State University - Alexandria

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Louisiana State University - Alexandria.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Louisiana State University - Alexandria. About 64% were men and 36% 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 Louisiana State University - Alexandria since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Louisiana State University - Alexandria are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University - Alexandria with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana State University - Alexandria 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

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana State University - Alexandria. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	11

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Psychology

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University - Alexandria.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290
Media and Communication Workers	510	$36,760
Photographers	510	$32,710

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.