Communication & Journalism at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. Of the 2,386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in 2021, 158 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.

Marquette Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Marquette

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Marquette does offer online courses in communication and journalism for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Marquette Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Marquette 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 Marquette 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 Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools	157
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	317

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Marquette. This makes it the #118 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Marquette in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% 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 Marquette since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Marquette 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	108
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Marquette Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from Marquette in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Marquette, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marquette University with a master's in communication and journalism.

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

Marquette 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 Marquette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	103
Communication & Media Studies	45
Journalism	30

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Editors	1,580	$48,630
Producers and Directors	1,360	$57,110
Photographers	1,070	$34,750

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
• Image Credit: By scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.