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Communication & Journalism at Mercer University

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mercer Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

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

Master’s Degree

Mercer Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Mercer 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 Mercer

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

Mercer Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Mercer Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	22
Journalism	9
Public Relations & Advertising	3
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1

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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Editors	2,190	$61,330

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
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