Communication & Journalism at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Messiah.

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.

Messiah Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Messiah Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Messiah performed in these rankings.

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 Messiah 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	467
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	585

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Messiah. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Messiah 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 Messiah University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	15
Communication & Media Studies	11
Public Relations & Advertising	9
Journalism	2

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

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 PA, the home state for Messiah 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Badagnani under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.