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Communication & Journalism at McNeese State University

Communication & Journalism at McNeese State University

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at McNeese State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284.

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.

McNeese Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

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? McNeese offers distance education options for communication & journalism at the following degree levels:

McNeese Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at McNeese 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at McNeese

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at McNeese State University.

McNeese Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at McNeese State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McNeese State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 30

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 McNeese State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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