Communication & Journalism at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Macalester.

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.

Macalester Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Macalester Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Macalester compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Macalester 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 Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	878
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	895
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	1,057
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	1,135

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Macalester. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Macalester 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Macalester College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	9

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Producers and Directors	1,420	$73,110

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.