Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Communication & Journalism at Mercyhurst University

Communication & Journalism at Mercyhurst University

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Mercyhurst University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 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.

Mercyhurst Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Mercyhurst Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

undefined

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 4

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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Public Relations Specialists 8,390 $61,510
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Producers and Directors 2,700 $76,050
Community Health Workers 2,000 $41,550

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.