Communication & Journalism at Marymount University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Marymount University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marymount is located in Arlington, Virginia and approximately 3,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Marymount.

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.

Marymount Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Marymount Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Marymount 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 Marymount 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 Schools	164
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	671
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	854
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	998

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Marymount

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

Marymount Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communication and journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Marymount since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Marymount University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marymount 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Marymount University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marymount University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	18

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 VA, the home state for Marymount University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750

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 Kevin Bowman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.