Communication & Journalism at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Luther.

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.

Luther Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Luther Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Luther 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 Luther 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 Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	493
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	768
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	916

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Luther in 2021, 67% were men and 33% 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 Luther since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	9

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for Luther 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.